MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '18 at 12:10
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 292 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 558 74% 556 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Lighting 78 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 68.5 64% 75.1 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 73.3 59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 82 92 93 94 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 468 Mixed 367 SusWrite 110 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 43.8 172% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 183 180% 286 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 898GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 159 178 179 174 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 138 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 174 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB 18,648 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 14.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 56%

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

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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	1,043x
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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,073

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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