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MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive88.7% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 16:02
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 255
95% 167 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 558
74% 554 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑
This bench: 95.7%
 Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ1A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 65 316 54 73 93 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 436
Write 352
Mixed 382
SusWrite 135
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 43.8
170% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 148
140% 212 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 88.7%
 Great: 85%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
195GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 914 916 914 915 913 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,090
Write 919
Mixed 728
SusWrite 915
257% 1,163 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 61.1
248% 95 MB/s
DQ Read 1,090
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 379
365% 599 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑
This bench: 246%
 Great: 243%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
217GB free
Firmware: AV002E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 105 105 104 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 124
Write 122
Mixed 52
SusWrite 103
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑
This bench: 65.4%
 Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 30
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 31.7
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑
This bench: 103%
 Great: 109%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples459x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples171x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples316x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples278x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples54x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,073
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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