MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


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 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.1% 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	113% 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	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.

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

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '21 at 15:27
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-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 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 (99^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 82.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 213 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 459 61% 458 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 41.4 Parallax 38.2 30% 38.7 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 27.7 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 142 130 126 119 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 424 Mixed 369 SusWrite 156 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.1 217% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 240GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 198GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 227 231 230 230 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 237 Write 218 Mixed 213 SusWrite 222 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 17.5 70% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 48.9 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 29.1 40% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 49%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 397GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 64 65 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 44.9 Write 68.3 Mixed 48 SusWrite 63 42% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 68%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 249GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 31.6 Write 36.8 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 38.1 46% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.4% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.5 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 96%

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Typical H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 924 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 48%

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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	182x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	148x
Core i7-7700KIntel $229Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	170x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	101x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	90x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $578

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Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353