MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 20:18
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 427
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2084 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.3% Good
Lighting 76.5
Reflection 71.8
Parallax 63.7
62% 70.7 fps
MRender 74.4
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 72.6
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 105 100 128 133 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 126
Write 141
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 116
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$29
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 27.7
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 27.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,073
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