MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	107% 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	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	15.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 23:03
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 217 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 441 57% 432 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 150 Parallax 142 115% 144 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 111 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 128 128 128 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 345 Write 456 Mixed 239 SusWrite 127 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 19.3 111% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 101 82% 116 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 225GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 88 87 94 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 160 Write 172 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 92 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 189 184 190 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 192 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 187 104% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 547GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 127 128 127 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 121 Write 129 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 128 71% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 718GB free, PID 0100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 87 87 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 91.3 Write 92.2 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 87 101% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 25.9 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 90%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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: $1,084

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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