MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	244% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 02:32
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 840 90% 716 Pts	64-Core 837 52% 837 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37AD) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 123 Parallax 127 115% 130 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 132 Splatting 103 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 824 456 410 375 337 312 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,496 Write 2,386 Mixed 1,632 SusWrite 452 389% 1,742 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 78.9 282% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 946 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 440 383% 585 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 340%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 125GB free Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 804 133 108 126 108 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 756 Write 819 Mixed 634 SusWrite 224 136% 608 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 56.2 215% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 637 DQ Mixed 309 276% 404 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 670GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 121 121 110 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 118 Write 56.5 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 118 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 32.2 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $250Bench 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 $129Bench 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: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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