MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 03:02
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 269 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 679 68% 556 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.1% Average	Lighting 53.4 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 76.6 44% 65.8 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 46 Splatting 54.2 45% 55.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD1001FALS-08J7B0 240GB 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS121101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 213 153 149 60 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 446 Write 278 Mixed 275 SusWrite 158 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.9 159% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 176 159% 240 MB/s

PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-489 304GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 448 317 279 279 278 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 408 Write 477 Mixed 379 SusWrite 342 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.3 159% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 347 258% 342 MB/s

Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 86 120 105 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 94 Write 88.7 Mixed 47 SusWrite 110 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.7% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.5 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 103%

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,085

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) $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