MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 05:36
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$241 712,312 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 (98^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 272 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 795 79% 647 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 140 Parallax 130 99% 130 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 136 Splatting 119 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 121 118 107 96 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 410 Write 149 Mixed 155 SusWrite 114 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 22.1 89% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 63.5 DQ Mixed 92.1 90% 150 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 76%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 7GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,614 Write 2,195 Mixed 1,447 462% 2,085 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 79.3 270% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,274 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 1,128 847% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 549GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 483 485 486 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 481 Mixed 466 SusWrite 484 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60 205% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 38GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 73 73 78 83 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 76.7 Write 72.5 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 75.7 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 185% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 85%
SANDISK SDDR-489 128GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 45GB free, PID cfc9 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 36 38 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 42.1 Write 37.1 Mixed 29 SusWrite 37.8 49% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.4 227% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 32.9 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 32.7 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%

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

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

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	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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16