MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	291% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	10.6 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 14:02
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$235 712,312 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 (97^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 780 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 1511) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 126 Parallax 129 117% 133 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 132 Splatting 104 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 893 892 894 881 880 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,567 Write 1,757 Mixed 1,422 SusWrite 896 369% 1,660 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 88.2 291% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,203 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 958 717% 966 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$70 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 147GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 407 406 408 407 409 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 462 Mixed 357 SusWrite 408 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 37.8 126% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 284 233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 119%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$59 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 117 118 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 117 Write 112 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 116 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 83%
OCZ-VERTEX3 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 731GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 70 69 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 71.5 Write 48.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 69.5 44% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 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: 74 74 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 75.3 Write 62.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 75.4 84% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.2% 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 (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 30.4 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 34.2 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 45.9 87% 45.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,068x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	468x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	322x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	289x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	281x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	125x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	157x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $875

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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