MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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	98.3% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '19 at 23:27
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 125 2-Core 225 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 670 66% 541 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 182 Parallax 166 136% 172 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 172 Splatting 117 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 407 416 378 352 328 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 454 Mixed 381 SusWrite 382 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 28.7 142% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 317 239% 318 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 131%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 22GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 381 Write 378 Mixed 344 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 33.4 116% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 277 211% 285 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 45GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 55 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 390 Write 301 Mixed 281 SusWrite 88.6 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 20.1 107% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 125 129% 204 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 71 75 75 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 66.8 Write 55 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 76 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 173GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 89 89 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 72.5 Write 64.3 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 87.4 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 74%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 54GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 140 140 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 122 Write 93 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 141 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 96%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 32GB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1GB free, PID 0306 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6 4.5 5.6 6 5.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	8.41% Terrible	Read 41 Write 9.3 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 5.7 20% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.41% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.8% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.9 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 105%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,049x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	461x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	285x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16