MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

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Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '23 at 13:40
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 646 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 62.5 51% 64.9 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 62.6 52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,790 Write 1031 Mixed 431 237% 1084 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 41.3 154% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 748 558% 753 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 233GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 134 134 131 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 122 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 133 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 60GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 181 142 182 182 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 115 Write 111 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 174 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 109%
Jmicron Corp. 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 329GB free Firmware: 0117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 71 72 71 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 72.2 Write 63.3 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 70.2 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.4% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 22.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 108%

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Gaming 89%

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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	1,073x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	469x
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 $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	157x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369