MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 10:08
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 110 2-Core 208 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 417 58% 430 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 37 32% 35.5 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 35.7 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$233 2,120 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 255 193 215 210 218 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 822 Write 217 Mixed 323 SusWrite 211 86% 393 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 41.1 153% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 34 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 176 124% 149 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 195%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 38GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 195 105 86 25 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 469 Write 396 Mixed 331 SusWrite 129 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 24.5 122% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 31.2 DQ Write 92 DQ Mixed 92.4 62% 71.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 175 177 175 172 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 142 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 173 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 14GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 113 114 113 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 62.3 Write 18.8 Mixed 20 SusWrite 113 39% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 80%

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Gaming 48%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $150

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	180x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	146x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	138x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	99x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	89x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	46x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	40x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	32x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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