MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.8% 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)
Boot Drive	224% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '19 at 18:38
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	7%

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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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 754 80% 636 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 63.2 60% 70 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 71 57% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 900GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1521 1620 2007 1869 1784 1853 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 314 Mixed 218 SusWrite 1,776 142% 615 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 46.8 256% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 811 601% 794 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 455GB free Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 235 121 252 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 318 Write 323 Mixed 262 SusWrite 163 60% 266 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 17.9 67% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 230 206% 312 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 126%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 314GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 116 117 117 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 116 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 69%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 221GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 95 94 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 52.2 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 94.5 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 63%
Generic USB SD Reader 8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 4GB free, PID 0330 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 16 20 16 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 19 Write 13.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 19 17% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.9 122% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 14.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 101%

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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	1,044x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	460x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $938

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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