MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '18 at 00:40
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 851 84% 689 Pts	64-Core 855 53% 855 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 201 Parallax 209 154% 199 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 182 Splatting 126 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 4350 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 441 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 783 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 343 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 225 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1978 (C2) HDA temperature 123 109 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	73.6% Very good	Read 125 Write 132 Mixed 119 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.16 66% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 84%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 165 163 6716 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 391 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 845 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 283 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 158 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7312 (C2) HDA temperature 125 111 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	92.1% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 147 Mixed 98.6 104% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.54 4K Mixed 0.22 111% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 166 163 6691 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 300 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 759 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 274 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 162 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9465 (C2) HDA temperature 127 110 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	82.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 142 Mixed 147 109% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.22 99% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 96%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 108GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 55.4 Write 52 Mixed 50.5 67% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.19 51% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 44%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 21GB free, PID null Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 21 Mixed 24.9 31% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.49 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 1.36 126% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD48G240081 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.1% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 82%

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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	1,050x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	462x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	286x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16