MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.4% 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	92.5% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 12:42
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 543 73% 544 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 90.4 Parallax 179 0% 89.7 fps	MRender 90 Gravity 123 Splatting 129 95% 114 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 258 252 251 264 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 346 Mixed 325 SusWrite 266 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 44.2 154% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 214 181% 263 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 102%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 211GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 434 446 437 417 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 415 Mixed 325 SusWrite 435 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 20.1 141% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 31.2 80% 161 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AR32C16S8K2SU416R 2x8GB 3,827 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 30.7 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 32 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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