MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMar 30 '17 at 21:26
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 268
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 711
75% 599 Pts
64-Core 766
47% 766 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 125
Parallax 107
100% 118 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 105
Splatting 106
87% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
115GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 346
Mixed 328
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 21.4
129% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 40.9
96% 205 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 108%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 396
Mixed 395
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 34.5
159% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 118
144% 253 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 30.9
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 41.5
SC Mixed 30.6
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 105%

 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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