MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	240% 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '21 at 15:50
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$249 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 300 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 887 86% 708 Pts	64-Core 886 55% 886 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.9% 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: 472.12 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 145 Parallax 136 108% 138 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 140 Splatting 121 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 513 487 467 457 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,826 Write 1,580 Mixed 615 SusWrite 530 253% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 70.2 256% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1176 DQ Mixed 955 796% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 462 Write 413 Mixed 402 95% 426 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 56.8 209% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 228 207% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 84GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,233 Write 1,552 Mixed 1,295 305% 1,360 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 66.2 230% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,397 DQ Write 1,477 DQ Mixed 1,307 1,019% 1,394 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 32GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 353 320 305 282 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 444 Mixed 346 SusWrite 316 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 48.8 185% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 347 265% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 17GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 96 84 94 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 95.4 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 94.5 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 153 153 156 158 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 121 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 157 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 32GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 79 105 97 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 119 Write 118 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 94.6 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 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: 108 112 111 103 104 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 104 Write 96.6 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 108 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ABA100 1TB 605 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: MU2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 99 84 107 95 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 114 Write 120 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 96.2 64% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 23GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 116 121 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66% Good	Read 111 Write 44.5 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 118 66% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 75%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB 817 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 390GB free, PID b301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 96 98 98 105 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42% Average	Read 128 Write 134 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 98.2 123% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42% 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 37 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.2 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

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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 $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,067x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	468x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	322x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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	125x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $892

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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