MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '18 at 19:45
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 790 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 77.4 Parallax 64.8 64% 73.6 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 73 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8558 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 316 (B1) Unknown 98 98 24 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 52 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 145 (F1) Unknown 99 99 25597447134	95.9% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 402 Mixed 413 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 28.7 160% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 48.1 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 28 36% 62.5 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 238GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 18082 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 776 (B1) Unknown 95 95 98 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 47 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 560 (F1) Unknown 99 99 47533022114	107% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 406 Mixed 419 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 28.7 161% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 115 144% 257 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
pny USB 2.0 FD 16GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID 005d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	7.4% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 5.98 Mixed 6.26 12% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.72 4K Write 0.49 4K Mixed 0.37 50% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.4% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD2 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.6 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 92%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	170x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	315x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	277x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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