MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.7% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '20 at 15:05
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 280 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 773 80% 643 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 67 64% 74 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 72.3 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SN6S-256G-1006 256GB 4,074 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3511006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 260 233 254 241 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 322 Mixed 234 SusWrite 254 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 39.6 152% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 212 178% 260 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: SBFM10.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 73 72 73 72 73 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 478 Write 375 Mixed 320 SusWrite 116 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 34.2 147% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 194 177% 268 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 102%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 463GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 93.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 107 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 394GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 99 100 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 94.3 Mixed 59 SusWrite 99.1 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 104%

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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 $241Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $1,084

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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