MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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	64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.6% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 194 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 444 58% 436 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64% Good	Lighting 81.6 Reflection 79.7 Parallax 69.1 66% 76.8 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 72.5 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 128GB 7,443 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 270 85 51 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 479 Write 404 Mixed 364 SusWrite 149 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.1 156% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 156 140% 204 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 102%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 76GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 134 134 134 134 133 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 358 Mixed 349 SusWrite 166 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 47.5 171% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 165 175% 291 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 357GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 440 451 458 458 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 457 Mixed 374 SusWrite 446 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 61.1 195% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 776GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 158 159 158 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 161 Mixed 101 SusWrite 157 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 109%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 466GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 126 126 126 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 129 Write 126 Mixed 64 SusWrite 125 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/16G 24GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.8% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.6 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 80%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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