MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	108% 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	250% 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	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 18:35
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 95.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 887 90% 730 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: 2725 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 150 Parallax 154 112% 147 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 143 Splatting 124 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% 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% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1599 1016 600 602 603 604 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,735 Write 1,634 Mixed 686 SusWrite 837 273% 1,223 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 72.4 243% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 1,185 DQ Mixed 933 780% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 275 276 260 234 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 450 Mixed 407 SusWrite 268 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 60.3 215% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 234 211% 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: 1926 984 527 578 599 560 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,279 Write 1,616 Mixed 1,322 SusWrite 862 287% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 69.2 252% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1390 DQ Write 1,502 DQ Mixed 1307 1,022% 1,400 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 113GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 445 463 462 462 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 458 Mixed 374 SusWrite 450 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 51.7 190% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 353 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 17GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 96 84 95 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 94.1 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 163 164 152 153 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 164 Mixed 107 SusWrite 157 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 32GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 106 84 103 97 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 95.4 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 111 113 106 104 110 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 112 Write 95.3 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 107 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ABA100 1TB 605 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: MU2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 99 88 88 98 97 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 112 Write 99.6 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 93.6 59% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 23GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 120 114 80 125 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 126 Write 75.3 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 114 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.1% 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 30.3 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.6 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 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	9	7	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 $550	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