MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% 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)
Boot Drive	201% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 13 '24 at 11:54
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 140 2-Core 259 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 736 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 552.22 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 70 Parallax 70 57% 70 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 70 Splatting 70 57% 70 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$200 2,380 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 1018 1025 1054 1021 1069 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,341 Write 996 Mixed 714 SusWrite 1,032 228% 1,021 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 50.6 168% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 848 DQ Write 581 DQ Mixed 644 500% 691 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 237%
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3512GNTD 512GB 7,333 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 400GB free Firmware: EDFMB0.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1424 308 309 312 309 309 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,232 Write 1,736 Mixed 1,338 SusWrite 495 271% 1,200 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.8 205% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 951 DQ Write 554 DQ Mixed 837 600% 781 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 239%
Seagate ST2000NE0025-2FL101 2TB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 179 179 180 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 164 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 179 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 262% 2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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 above expectations (65^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 28.9 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 29.1 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%

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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	70	58	60	23.5"	1920 1057	SAM0B65 S24D390

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Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,201 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,066x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	468x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	321x
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	123x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $878

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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