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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	89.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '17 at 08:30
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 601 82% 610 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PH4-CE240 240GB 688 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: F/W:1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 453 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 522 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 95 95 162 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1376329 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 64 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 2 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3677	89.5% Excellent	Read 313 Write 435 Mixed 490 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 11 132% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 14.5 92% 208 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 542GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 63 155461149 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1190 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6951223 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 295 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1071 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 43 622723109 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1190 (C2) HDA temperature 37 24 103079215141 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 3 1 155461149 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 8937826943220 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5802728763 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6607248494	90.8% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 165 Mixed 142 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.31 103% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 378GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 75 63 32575774 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 517 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 6001991 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 258 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 408 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 42 605945892 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 519 (C2) HDA temperature 36 25 107374182436 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 5 1 32575774 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -69896297774890 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5438739001 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6302085672	81.8% Excellent	Read 145 Write 141 Mixed 136 106% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.27 101% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3250412CS 250GB 669 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 136GB free Firmware: CA12 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 81 79535988 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 37 37 65535 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 37 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 489062532 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 47913 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 37 1666 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1594 (BC) Unknown 100 1 4295033628 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 1175 (BE) vendor-specific 65 39 39857885675555 (C2) HDA temperature 35 61 68719476771 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 37 79535988 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 49	53% Above average	Read 98.9 Write 85.8 Mixed 90.1 69% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns

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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	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	459x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	284x
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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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