MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	261% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '20 at 18:42
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 539 72% 536 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 201 Parallax 187 157% 193 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 188 Splatting 132 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 321 323 317 317 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,450 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,274 SusWrite 372 307% 1,391 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 84.8 291% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,268 DQ Mixed 1,007 792% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 104GB free Firmware: CS900210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 213 223 225 224 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 462 Write 398 Mixed 312 SusWrite 232 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 27.4 131% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 154 148% 228 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 87%
Nvme PCIe SSD 512GB 568 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 188GB free Firmware: 11.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 449 646 636 631 629 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 850 Write 786 Mixed 679 SusWrite 606 164% 730 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 46.2 173% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 887 DQ Write 595 DQ Mixed 829 595% 770 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 178 187 187 175 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 112 Write 143 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 180 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 163 169 168 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 150 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 166 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 97%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 26GB free, PID b6b7 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 18.2 Write 19.2 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 19.6 26% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 3.8 258% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB 1,246 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 27.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 84%

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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 $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 $40Bench 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: $887

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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