MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
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	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '21 at 16:11
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 304 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 863 86% 699 Pts	64-Core 861 53% 861 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.5% 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: 496.49 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 147 Parallax 138 111% 140 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 141 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-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,962 Write 1,665 Mixed 666 316% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 71.1 254% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,347 DQ Write 1,173 DQ Mixed 1,016 828% 1,179 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 276 275 273 273 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 300 Mixed 341 SusWrite 296 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 60.5 214% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 235 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 52GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,438 Write 1,596 Mixed 834 287% 1,289 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 62.9 235% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1381 DQ Write 1,461 DQ Mixed 1,302 1,012% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 100GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 480 482 481 480 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 478 Mixed 367 SusWrite 481 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 51.5 190% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 350 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 17GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 96 81 95 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 101 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 93.8 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 153 155 147 158 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 152 Write 124 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 155 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 32GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 99 72 92 102 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 125 Write 118 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 90.2 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 104 101 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 108 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ABA100 1TB 605 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: MU2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 113 88 96 107 93 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	63% Good	Read 122 Write 102 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 97.4 63% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 23GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 120 122 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 116 Write 44.4 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 122 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 75%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB 817 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 334GB free, PID b301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 102 103 103 103 104 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 140 Write 135 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 104 127% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.9% 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 as expected (57^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.9 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 106%

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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 $45Bench 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 $45	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