MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% 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	123% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '22 at 03:58
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 293 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 813 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 185 Parallax 189 153% 187 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 166 Splatting 135 135% 170 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 590GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 420 464 468 397 405 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 473 Mixed 413 SusWrite 416 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58 195% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 285 235% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 917GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 434 481 483 476 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 492 Mixed 462 SusWrite 452 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 71.3 240% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 133%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 140GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 422 468 470 461 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 480 Mixed 416 SusWrite 439 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 59.8 198% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 119 145% 251 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 51GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 8 8.8 9.2 9.3 9.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 28.4 Write 4.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 8.7 11% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.4 251% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26.6 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 83%

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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	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	459x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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