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 above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	287% 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	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.

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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '20 at 13:47
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 795 82% 663 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 862 863 866 855 847 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,564 Write 2,335 Mixed 1,572 SusWrite 862 409% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 87.2 287% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,184 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 945 706% 950 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 147GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 402 398 397 402 395 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 452 Mixed 245 SusWrite 401 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 36.6 109% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 136 162% 281 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 119%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 117 118 117 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 115 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 83%
OCZ-VERTEX3 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 731GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 71 70 71 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 75.2 Write 68.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 70 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 96%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 371GB free, PID 6388 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 72 Write 64 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 75.8 84% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 30.3 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 33.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 46.2 86% 46.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,189 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,058x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	465x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	287x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	281x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	122x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	155x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16