MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.2% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '18 at 16:14
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 248
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 688
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3741) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.7% Good
Lighting 77.6
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 66.7
63% 73.5 fps
MRender 71.9
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 72.2
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 90 93 93 90 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 418
Write 174
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 97.8
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 23
122% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 34
62% 123 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 71%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
891GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2144 2346 2339 2343 2346 2338 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
363% Outstanding
Read 2,481
Write 2,307
Mixed 1,494
SusWrite 2,309
483% 2,148 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 74.9
254% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,050
DQ Write 899
DQ Mixed 985
735% 978 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 363%
Great: 425%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
927GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 188 190 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 182
Mixed 108
SusWrite 189
126% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 113%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 22
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 22
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 909 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $575
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HDDRAMUSB
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