MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics135% 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 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 02:21
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 268
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 756
75% 614 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Gigabyte(1458 376B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2759 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 207
Parallax 203
155% 200 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 181
Splatting 134
121% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 143
Write 115
Mixed 120
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.2
105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 101%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 128
Write 116
Mixed 99.4
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.48
4K Mixed 0.1
46% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
646GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 129
Mixed 127
114% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.28
92% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 95%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.8% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 24.9
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 15.7
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.8%
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 2,158 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: $1,093
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HDDRAMUSB
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