MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	51% 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	154% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '20 at 23:47
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 881 93% 743 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64LC (Liquid Cooled)-$1,700 4,268 User benchmarks, average bench 94% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1750 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 30.3 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 194 25% 84.4 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 134 Splatting 138 102% 122 fps
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 98%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$376 4,705 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 565 565 568 566 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 817 Write 557 Mixed 647 SusWrite 544 144% 641 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 55.8 200% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 630 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 500 396% 554 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 246%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 313GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 474 360 336 335 333 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 432 Mixed 371 SusWrite 386 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 42.8 161% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 336 255% 343 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,444 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 30.1 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 33 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 43.1 93% 43.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 135%

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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	1,050x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	463x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	286x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	279x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16