MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.6% 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	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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (11%). 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	19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '18 at 15:15
Run Duration	502 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 763 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 65.4 61% 71.6 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 62.1 54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 160GB free Firmware: 7D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,414 Write 307 Mixed 488 159% 736 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 33.1 197% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 542 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 20.4 125% 293 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 147%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 725GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 152 152 12895387789 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1508 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3786 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 658 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4445 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4445 (C2) HDA temperature 141 141 236224315431 (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 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 3461 (F1) Unknown 100 100 11968815388 (F2) Unknown 100 100 11927501666	85.9% Excellent	Read 154 Write 146 Mixed 155 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.12 68% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 755GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 37222144 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1262 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 174271265 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4215 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1146 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 60 57 673447976 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 89 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4829 (C2) HDA temperature 40 43 77309411368 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 18348100292750 (F1) Unknown 100 253 32426644558 (F2) Unknown 100 253 537432734716	86.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 152 114% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.16 72% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 112%
takeMS Flashdisk 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.93% Terrible	Read 18.4 Write 7.39 Mixed 9.49 13% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.008 26% 2.31 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.93% Great: 6%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	3.1% Terrible	Read 14.6 Write 3.76 Mixed 4.37 8% 7.57 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 0.002 4K Mixed 0.001 2% 0.22 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.1% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-4133C19-8GTZR Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 04CD F4-4133C19-8GTZR 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.8% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns

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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 $241Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $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: $1,084

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16