MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '17 at 17:41
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$88 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 594 78% 585 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 211 Parallax 206 160% 204 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 188 Splatting 133 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 440GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 99 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 790 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 66 (A3) Unknown 100 100 25 (A4) Unknown 100 100 34379 (A5) Unknown 100 100 87 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 33 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 13789 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 32294 (F2) Unknown 100 100 60238 (F5) Unknown 100 100 550064	109% Outstanding	Read 527 Write 433 Mixed 467 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 40 162% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 72.1 110% 207 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Apple TS256C 251GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 234GB free Firmware: CJAA0201 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17474 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4595 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1155563195375 (AA) Unknown 100 100 253419585618 (AB) Unknown 100 100 268 (AD) Unknown 185 185 4326097101 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 109 (C2) HDA temperature 71 43 244813529117 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	47.5% Average	Read 197 Write 176 Mixed 194 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 16.6 90% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 19.3 DQ Write 76.6 DQ Mixed 12.2 20% 36 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 50%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 665GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 73 (03) Spinup time 107 107 17193828567 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7670 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13562 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2493 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7670 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7670 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 227633463321 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	83.3% Excellent	Read 156 Write 134 Mixed 151 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.2 75% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 107%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 117 Write 98.9 Mixed 77 120% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.28 70% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D4-2400-MR 2x8GB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 28.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 30 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 85%

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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	1,058x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	465x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	287x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	281x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	122x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	155x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $878

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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