MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.6% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 20:39
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 597 78% 587 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 8D95) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3060 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 94.6 Parallax 0.2 56% 54.5 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 78.2 Splatting 65.5 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 52 325 48 140 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 442 Write 337 Mixed 358 SusWrite 143 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.3 171% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 147 139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 85%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 195GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 914 916 910 914 913 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,107 Write 917 Mixed 746 SusWrite 909 258% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 61.3 249% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,089 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 387 369% 600 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 243%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150 24,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 217GB free Firmware: AV002E SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 103 72% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 48.9 MC Mixed 34.5 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 32.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,084

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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