MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '24 at 01:14
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 418 53% 403 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.9 Reflection 40.6 Parallax 38 30% 38.5 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 27.1 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 152 152 151 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 448 Write 454 Mixed 321 SusWrite 150 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 20.5 99% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 150 114% 153 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 95%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 222GB free Firmware: M6CR056 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 97 121 168 118 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 482 Write 372 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 159 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 29.2 4K Mixed 0.8 53% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 51.4 DQ Mixed 17.2 35% 73.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 32,187 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.3% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 110%

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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	69	56	75	27"	1280 720	VSCF931 VX2757

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	459x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16