MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	55.5% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	15.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 18:03
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	5%

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-$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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 136 2-Core 279 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 828 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A62) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7158 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Lighting 7.87 Reflection 11.6 Parallax 8.34 6% 9.26 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 7.27 Splatting 16.2 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 7%
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)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 148 Parallax 159 130% 156 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 131 Splatting 108 112% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L7 EVO SSD 240GB 581 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 119 98 102 104 105 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 436 Write 365 Mixed 297 SusWrite 127 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 11.2 85% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 17.7 46% 94.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 380GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 67 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 100 Write 83.3 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 66.3 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 116GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 112 112 111 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 108 Write 142 Mixed 29 SusWrite 112 71% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 345% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim GD 2TB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 782GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 90 101 100 95 100 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 48.7 Write 69.2 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 94.8 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.4 156% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.5% 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: 74 73 75 72 74 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 118 Write 101 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 73.6 126% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.7% 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 20 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 70%

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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