MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '18 at 20:37
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 771 81% 648 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 049A) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 50.7 Parallax 53.7 37% 49.8 fps	MRender 49.8 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.5 34% 42.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: X211200 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 8156 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2045 (A7) Unknown 100 100 9 (A8) Unknown 100 100 364 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 271 (AE) Unknown 100 100 374 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 53 227633594401 (D4) Unknown 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2307 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2307 (F1) Unknown 253 253 27426983065 (F2) Unknown 253 253 42132641021 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	57.7% Above average	Read 382 Write 99.8 Mixed 184 48% 222 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 17.6 116% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 33.6 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 13.8 24% 46.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 111GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 5 (03) Spinup time 143 141 3808 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3641 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 31999 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1517 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 366 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3274 (C2) HDA temperature 107 96 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 60 60 29621 (F1) Unknown 200 200 29556770613 (F2) Unknown 200 200 55053117054	45.8% Average	Read 74.3 Write 85.1 Mixed 79.2 60% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.31 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 2x4GB 4,601 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.1% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.1 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 90%

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

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
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 $129Bench 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: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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