MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 18:59
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th 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-$289 634,862 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 278 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 835 84% 681 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$425 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (163 fps cap detected)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 163 Parallax 164 133% 163 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 152 Splatting 136 121% 150 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$31 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,455 Write 2,318 Mixed 1,633 475% 2,135 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 77.8 278% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 942 DQ Write 371 DQ Mixed 440 383% 584 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 93GB free Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 698 162 82 108 126 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 735 Write 786 Mixed 616 SusWrite 214 132% 588 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 24.2 99% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 14.4 DQ Mixed 308 182% 196 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 677GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 167 167 169 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 98.1 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 166 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$75 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 182 182 187 182 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 181 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.7 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 32.6 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $289Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	1,003x
Core i5-7600KIntel $140Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	428x
Core i7-7700Intel $185Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	297x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	272x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	262x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	115x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $102Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	77x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $119Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	142x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	74x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	54x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $32
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $93	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $265	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16