MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 102%, 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	256% 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 11:57
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 889 92% 738 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 111% 141 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 143 Splatting 123 106% 130 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% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 667 670 608 602 602 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2100 Write 1,730 Mixed 690 SusWrite 676 288% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 71.1 248% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 1,198 DQ Mixed 1,043 829% 1,153 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 275 275 271 227 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 278 Mixed 340 SusWrite 266 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 56.4 203% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 234 211% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% 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: 1162 1439 600 594 597 603 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1071 Write 1,380 Mixed 907 SusWrite 833 236% 1,048 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 42.3 196% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,392 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 657 641% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$119 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 107GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 441 457 458 458 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 450 Mixed 361 SusWrite 454 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 50.3 187% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 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: 95 99 95 81 93 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 65.9 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 94.2 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 164 153 153 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 157 Mixed 104 SusWrite 157 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 32GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 101 62 101 103 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 110 Write 92.1 Mixed 37 SusWrite 93.7 60% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 115 110 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 101 Write 66.6 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 112 66% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ABA100 1TB 605 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: MU2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 114 93 95 95 94 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 115 Write 96.7 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 97.4 60% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 23GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 121 123 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 123 Write 48.5 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 123 68% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.7% 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)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.2 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 31.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 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 $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