MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 08:08
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 737 75% 605 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 166 Parallax 158 122% 158 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 155 Splatting 113 104% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 445 Write 464 Mixed 374 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 52.6 171% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 356GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 288 82 80 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 460 Mixed 391 SusWrite 156 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 45.3 155% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 121%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 596GB free Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2199 2365 1484 968 959 979 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,352 Write 2,277 Mixed 2092 SusWrite 1,492 462% 2,053 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 70.9 244% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 1,100 823% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 598%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 853GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 179 176 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 228 Write 159 Mixed 99.4 SusWrite 177 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 105%

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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: 0P 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	71	60	120	31.5"	1920 1017	SAM7232 Odyssey G70B

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Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,062x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	465x
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	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	156x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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