MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	217% 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

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 06:18
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 739 82% 646 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2189 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.7% Below average	Lighting 0.83 Reflection 154 Parallax 145 1% 99.7 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 139 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 476 641 638 642 638 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 2,053 Write 1752 Mixed 792 SusWrite 601 289% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 62.1 243% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 833 560% 646 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 37GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 404 409 408 409 409 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 408 Write 408 Mixed 380 SusWrite 402 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 29.2 95% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 152 119% 163 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 143GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 69 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 124 Mixed 102 SusWrite 68.1 68% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 199% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 24.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 28.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 96%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,049x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	461x
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	285x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $862

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16