MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	241% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 08:55
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 291 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 852 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 230 Parallax 156 112% 175 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 146 Splatting 126 108% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% 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% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 791 634 634 631 583 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,988 Write 1,696 Mixed 761 SusWrite 626 282% 1,268 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 66.7 245% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,209 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 941 745% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 28GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 409 411 412 411 412 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	73% Very good	Read 410 Write 412 Mixed 383 SusWrite 398 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 29.2 95% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 63.7 DQ Write 52.8 DQ Mixed 32.6 31% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 89GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 90 96 95 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 75.6 Write 86.3 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 93.3 61% 82 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 189% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.8% 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 (86^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 25.4 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 26.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.9% 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	1,046x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	461x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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	153x
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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $912

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16