MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '20 at 20:13
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 453 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3816) ≥ 4GB; msi Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 148 363% 148 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 213 217 257 250 259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 866 Mixed 120 SusWrite 233 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 36.5 154% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 825 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 291 289% 476 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 271%
Corsair Force LE 120GB 3,209 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 30GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 125 77 84 61 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 437 Write 346 Mixed 364 SusWrite 98.8 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.4 158% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 183 152% 222 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 92%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 49GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 243 229 204 184 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 420 Write 225 Mixed 298 SusWrite 214 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 37.7 150% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 187 166% 249 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 91%
Samsung HD754JJ 750GB 741 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 211GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 88 92 86 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 128 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 90.1 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 75%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 265GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 55 54 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 75.2 Write 74.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 54.7 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 24.4 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 24.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 81%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16