MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	122% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '18 at 19:20
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 738 78% 623 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37B2) ≥ 4GB; AORUS RTX 2080 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 145 Parallax 144 126% 148 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 128 Splatting 92.2 105% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 261 251 260 252 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 458 Mixed 378 SusWrite 279 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.8 224% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 148GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 323 323 321 320 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 459 Mixed 377 SusWrite 337 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 64.5 229% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
SanDisk U110 128GB-$69 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 104GB free Firmware: U221000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 303 305 296 277 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 431 Write 309 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 300 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 12.1 49% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 19.9 16% 23.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 51%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 604GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 104 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 154 Write 146 Mixed 40 SusWrite 103 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 108%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 255GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 74 75 75 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 74 Write 73.3 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 74.2 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 123 129 129 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 62.8 Write 115 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 124 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 198% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 91 92 94 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 69 Write 64 Mixed 53 SusWrite 91.5 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 101%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 289GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 66 66 66 63 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 89.2 Write 86.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 64.9 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 24.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 114%

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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	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	459x
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 $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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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