MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	229% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 14:07
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 826 88% 700 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 226 Parallax 144 116% 171 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 147 Splatting 127 108% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% 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% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 625 621 614 616 613 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,007 Write 1,453 Mixed 660 SusWrite 652 264% 1,193 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 59.4 218% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1090 DQ Write 780 DQ Mixed 665 570% 845 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 53GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 406 404 408 408 409 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 409 Write 411 Mixed 379 SusWrite 397 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 28.6 94% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 183 132% 167 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 100GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 75 79 85 83 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 48.9 Write 91.6 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 78.1 57% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.4 179% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.8% 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 (85^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 25.4 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 3R 0G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	16%	43	62	43	60	72.3"	1920 1080	GSM0001 LG TV

History: Score 5: 0R 1G 2B | Score 19: 3R 0G 4B

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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