MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	17 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 04:06
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^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-$241 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 277 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 757 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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 3282) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Lighting 79.6 Reflection 76 Parallax 66.5 65% 74.1 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 72.3 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280-120GB 120GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0901A SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 160 62 64 57 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 360 Mixed 358 SusWrite 95.1 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 60.9 208% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 242 197% 278 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 208GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 220 213 213 213 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 965 Write 678 Mixed 558 SusWrite 223 135% 606 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 56.7 211% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 516 DQ Mixed 395 348% 524 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 144%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 225 235 233 227 236 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 25.4 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 25.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 89%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $241Bench 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 $130Bench 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: $1,084

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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