MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	218% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 03:07
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 498 66% 497 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 196 Parallax 195 152% 192 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 184 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 326 325 330 327 327 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2,056 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,016 SusWrite 368 272% 1,226 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63 222% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 1,062 DQ Mixed 908 709% 969 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 280%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 104GB free Firmware: CS900210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 187 206 285 208 210 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 308 Write 107 Mixed 290 SusWrite 220 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 25.3 116% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 153 145% 222 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 87%
Nvme PCIe SSD 512GB 568 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 213GB free Firmware: 11.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 532 376 543 433 570 577 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 529 Mixed 492 SusWrite 505 116% 514 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 38 114% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 800 DQ Write 571 DQ Mixed 798 566% 723 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 179 187 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 132 Write 153 Mixed 76 SusWrite 177 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 164 163 166 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 108 Mixed 74 SusWrite 163 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 97%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 26GB free, PID b6b7 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 17.7 Write 18.3 Mixed 18.3 SusWrite 19 25% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.2 213% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB 1,246 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 26.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 84%

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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	1,056x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	465x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	287x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	280x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16