MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 105% 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	107% 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	249% 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	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 04:42
Run Duration	332 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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-$235 712,312 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)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 294 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 890 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% 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)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 147 Parallax 136 110% 140 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 142 Splatting 122 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% 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% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 1353 864 610 613 613 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,853 Write 1,704 Mixed 612 SusWrite 781 276% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 69.1 240% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 865 740% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 303 276 276 277 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 298 Mixed 332 SusWrite 260 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.3 214% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 231 210% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% 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: 1341 1383 597 601 596 604 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 953 Write 1,195 Mixed 891 SusWrite 854 220% 973 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 42.6 198% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 653 636% 1,018 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 124GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 434 454 458 456 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 452 Mixed 364 SusWrite 449 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 48.7 187% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 350 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 17GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 95 85 95 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 97.4 Write 71.6 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 94.9 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 161 166 152 153 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 149 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 151 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 32GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 112 79 90 104 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 123 Write 118 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 91.6 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 112 110 106 104 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 99.9 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 107 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ABA100 1TB 605 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: MU2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 106 96 85 105 95 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 115 Write 99.4 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 96.8 60% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 23GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 121 122 123 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 122 Write 44.2 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 121 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 75%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB 817 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 556GB free, PID b301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 113 113 112 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 137 Write 125 Mixed 20 SusWrite 113 126% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 52%

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 (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,063x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	466x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	289x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	281x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	123x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	157x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $878

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16