MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '22 at 03:09
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 85.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 248 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 639 68% 541 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.6% Good	Lighting 79.7 Reflection 92.6 Parallax 85.3 65% 85.9 fps	MRender 86.7 Gravity 89.6 Splatting 89.7 73% 88.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95 12,034 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 79GB free Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 329 371 423 424 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 439 Mixed 431 SusWrite 397 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 61.2 199% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 238 203% 295 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 46GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,584 Write 1,087 Mixed 1,486 308% 1,386 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 67.1 224% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,433 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1,233 931% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 175% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 832GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 58 52 38 55 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 147 Write 102 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 51.8 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 147 147 149 146 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 36 Write 57 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 148 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.1 136% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 4x4GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 91%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,046x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	461x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	285x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16