MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	182% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 23:43
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	24%

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-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 283 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 544 74% 549 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA 5071) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 174 Parallax 172 152% 177 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 156 Splatting 110 122% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 209 203 196 245 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,287 Write 1045 Mixed 1,043 SusWrite 243 202% 904 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 81.7 292% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 431 DQ Mixed 218 253% 443 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 223%
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47 6,576 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 26GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 48 61 45 51 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 390 Write 133 Mixed 230 SusWrite 57.7 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 11.3 124% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 32.7 64% 125 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 137GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 274 300 299 300 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 488 Mixed 422 SusWrite 299 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 62.4 223% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 384 481 494 493 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 491 Mixed 320 SusWrite 447 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.5 165% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 68.7 131% 261 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 269GB free Firmware: SBFMKA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 468 467 464 465 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 360 Write 214 Mixed 323 SusWrite 465 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.1 152% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 170 160% 244 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 222GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 453 451 451 452 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 452 Mixed 435 SusWrite 453 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 33.7 164% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 48.6 103% 208 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 204 213 215 213 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 172 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 210 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 24GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 27.1 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 90%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,042x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	170x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	315x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	277x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16