MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	108% 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	46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 19:15
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 724 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972); 3060 ti CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 115% 142 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 126 Splatting 109 101% 125 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 128GB 7,443 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 36 47 40 24 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 445 Write 64.1 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 36.9 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 20.2 4K Mixed 16.1 79% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 15.9 DQ Mixed 29 31% 54.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 56GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 93 89 80 83 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 243 Write 197 Mixed 209 SusWrite 90.5 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.1 149% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 146 120% 168 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 12GB free Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 407 Write 291 Mixed 157 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 32 112% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 190 170% 259 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 121%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 9TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 197 190 189 194 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 178 Write 192 Mixed 122 SusWrite 190 232% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.6 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 106%

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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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16