MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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	208% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '21 at 19:47
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 146 2-Core 274 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 798 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8675) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 191 Parallax 215 157% 199 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 203 Splatting 158 162% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 459 471 437 462 409 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 2069 Write 670 Mixed 625 SusWrite 448 208% 953 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 56.7 229% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 371 344% 554 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 829GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 436 463 476 475 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 491 Mixed 462 SusWrite 462 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 62.7 214% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 131%
Kingston SM2280S3G2480G 480GB 1,177 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 435GB free Firmware: SAFM01.V SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 445 473 486 484 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 498 Mixed 370 SusWrite 470 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.5 158% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 184 180% 284 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 107%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$175 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 6.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 166 168 169 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 98 99 99 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 85.9 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 98.3 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 30.4 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	GBT3202 AORUS FI32U

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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 $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) $33	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