MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateMar 23 '17 at 00:08
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 567
76% 565 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67% Good
Lighting 85.7
Reflection 81.2
Parallax 70
70% 78.9 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 75.7
Splatting 76
62% 74.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 170
Write 179
Mixed 590
71% 313 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 38.2
156% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 30
DQ Write 529
DQ Mixed 22.1
94% 194 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 157%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 29.2
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 29.2
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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