MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive92.7% 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.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '18 at 18:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 287
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 581
78% 581 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 197
Parallax 191
143% 188 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 174
Splatting 120
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 104 52 61 56 51 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 348
Mixed 357
SusWrite 89.9
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 47.9
175% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 227
186% 263 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 91%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB
198GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 123 121 123 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 117
Write 112
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 122
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 859B CT8G4DFD824A.M16FB 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 24.9
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 85%

 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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