MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '17 at 18:59
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i3-7100-$41 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 94.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 200 82% 138 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 325 43% 323 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 88156236 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -10402410789197 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 380 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 140 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 39 46 81607393319 (C2) HDA temperature 39 46 81607393319 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 88156236 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 88156236 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 88156236 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 51539607553 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2558 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2047 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2047 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2516 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2162705	64% Good	Read 442 Write 122 Mixed 164 53% 243 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 16.5 124% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 33.6 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 11.5 27% 53.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 653GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 118 (03) Spinup time 175 173 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1378 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4919 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1141 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 639 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 738 (C2) HDA temperature 116 103 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 7 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	85.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 138 Mixed 130 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2.31 4K Mixed 0.3 108% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 109%
Toshiba MK6476GSX 640GB-$299 4,054 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 480GB free Firmware: GS001C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2104 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1206 (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 96 96 1692 (0A) Spinup retry count 124 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 555 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 92 137 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 55 538247200 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8519810 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 6083 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 148	47.3% Average	Read 81.6 Write 83.3 Mixed 79.8 61% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.28 75% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 48%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150 10,092 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 173GB free Firmware: JPFOA39C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 115 115 175 (03) Spinup time 113 113 17193107659 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7341 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 132 132 34 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 24860 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 6511 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7780 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7780 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 193274249244 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 4 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 6567	39.9% Below average	Read 70.1 Write 68.8 Mixed 66.2 52% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.39 87% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 50%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$39 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 68GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 57 (03) Spinup time 130 128 4491 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2442 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14562 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1903 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 89 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2442 (C2) HDA temperature 114 97 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 127 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	53.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 85.9 Mixed 89.3 69% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.36 101% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x4GB 5,412 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 49%

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $873

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16