MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	239% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 13:39
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 541 73% 542 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1436 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 95.4 61% 81.6 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 76.1 Splatting 59.9 55% 68.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 543 330 329 326 316 281 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,437 Write 1,477 Mixed 1,308 SusWrite 354 308% 1,394 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 82.2 277% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 863 DQ Write 671 DQ Mixed 773 576% 769 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 209 216 214 220 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 119 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 214 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 28.2 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 87%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,045x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	461x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	285x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $923

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16