MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	87.6% 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	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, 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 09:50
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$250 712,312 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 (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 799 77% 637 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2927 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 210 Parallax 208 160% 205 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 185 Splatting 133 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 172 165 143 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 476 Write 211 Mixed 189 SusWrite 158 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 39.3 160% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 121 120% 192 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 159 158 156 151 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 496 Mixed 397 SusWrite 190 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 70.1 245% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 105GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 67 68 70 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 30 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 68.7 37% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 44%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 556GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 113 Write 124 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 126 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 30.2 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 102%

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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 $250Bench 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 $129Bench 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: $1,093

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) $35	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