MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.9% 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	86.2% 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.

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

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '17 at 21:30
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$242 712,312 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 (98^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 756 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2227 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.9% Poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 114 Parallax 95.5 0% 69.8 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 100 Splatting 102 82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3122 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 715 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 50 (AE) Unknown 100 100 7 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 54 197569544224 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 26102644704 (F7) Unknown 100 100 817138728 (F8) Unknown 100 100 437362453 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1925 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	86.2% Excellent	Read 483 Write 338 Mixed 336 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 26.1 114% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 47.1 96% 197 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 540GB free Firmware: 0711 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 137 Mixed 106 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 7.87 4K Mixed 0.56 240% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 104%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 540GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 36.8 Mixed 21.6 39% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.21 81% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 25.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 24.9 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%

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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 $140Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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