MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive83.8% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 08 '17 at 15:43
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 569
76% 570 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 135
Parallax 134
105% 133 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 128
Splatting 105
93% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 518
Write 336
Mixed 349
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 10.3
108% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 25.6
88% 193 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 28.4
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 29.3
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 103%

 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 2,181 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $870
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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