MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.3% 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	192% 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 04:55
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 618 83% 618 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A62) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Lighting 8.13 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 8.72 7% 9.59 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 6.04 7% 8.88 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2264 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 305 503 447 406 343 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,082 Write 773 Mixed 641 SusWrite 415 162% 728 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 47.1 216% 87 MB/s	DQ Read 1,377 DQ Write 1267 DQ Mixed 962 821% 1,202 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 291%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 149GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 301 301 301 302 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 490 Mixed 426 SusWrite 320 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 65.5 227% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$46 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 943GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 112 110 110 109 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 108 Write 117 Mixed 85 SusWrite 110 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.M8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.M8FBD 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

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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 $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,067x
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 $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	157x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $890

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16