MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	16 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 14:37
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 840 84% 685 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3670 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 143 Parallax 147 130% 150 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L7 EVO SSD 240GB 581 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 76 104 104 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 450 Write 370 Mixed 315 SusWrite 133 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 12.4 87% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 17.7 49% 102 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 380GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 102 103 103 104 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 89.2 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 102 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 116GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 147 147 146 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 146 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim GD 2TB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 782GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 97 104 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	45% Average	Read 58.5 Write 71 Mixed 85 SusWrite 97.5 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 155% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 67%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 62GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 75 73 75 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 110 Write 107 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 73.5 129% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C17-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C17-8GVR 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.1% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 13.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 70%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,053x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	465x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	287x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	279x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16