MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	236% 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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 06:30
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 306 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 889 89% 723 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 148 Parallax 150 110% 144 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 142 Splatting 123 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% 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% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 587 672 674 652 617 613 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,677 Write 1,688 Mixed 730 SusWrite 636 264% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 66.6 252% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1184 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 868 742% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 303 276 276 274 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 276 Mixed 327 SusWrite 250 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 57.3 204% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 236 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 103GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 1243 574 597 597 598 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 879 Write 1,631 Mixed 868 SusWrite 859 240% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 65.8 246% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,391 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 698 660% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 124GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 447 456 461 457 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 454 Mixed 360 SusWrite 453 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 50 186% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 347 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 17GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 101 95 85 93 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 93.1 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 161 166 152 155 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 151 Mixed 105 SusWrite 152 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$70 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 32GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 99 89 106 97 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 123 Write 86.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 97.5 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 110 110 116 112 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 101 Write 64.5 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 110 65% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ABA100 1TB 605 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: MU2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 109 87 89 106 93 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 110 Write 110 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 95.6 61% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 23GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 118 123 123 123 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 52.1 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 122 69% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	27"	1280 720	AOC2775 Q2775

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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	1,052x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	464x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	287x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	279x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16