MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.5% 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	50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '20 at 19:20
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 262 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 764 76% 621 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.5% Average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 45.2 34% 42 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 97.9 Splatting 103 68% 79.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 166 147 162 165 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 305 Write 228 Mixed 280 SusWrite 158 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 19.1 4K Mixed 22.3 78% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 106 78% 105 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 66%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 109GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 351 324 325 326 324 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 479 Mixed 455 SusWrite 344 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.8 204% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 180 148% 214 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 445GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2344 2143 1090 1118 1129 1121 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2475 Write 2,319 Mixed 1,586 SusWrite 1,491 441% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 86.3 289% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 1,361 DQ Mixed 1,398 1,050% 1,398 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 372%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 711GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 115 116 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 139 Write 134 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 115 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/16G KHX2133C14/8G 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 71%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $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