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MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	98.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	25.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '22 at 18:21
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$166 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 69.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 230 77% 141 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 490 57% 443 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.8% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 131 Parallax 132 100% 129 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 129 Splatting 113 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 36 4.1 18 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 24GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 134 139 146 110 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 69.4 Write 147 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 136 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 258GB free Firmware: GKAOA70M SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 58 58 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 70 Write 55.3 Mixed 40.9 SusWrite 56.7 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 46%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$46 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 56GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 120 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 86.7 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 119 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 85%

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

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Gaming 89%

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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 $166Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,125x
Core i5-7600KIntel $80Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	498x
Core i7-7700Intel $179Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	181x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	335x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	303x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	291x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	133x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	92x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	57x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	165x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

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Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $400