MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics157% 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 Drive80.3% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '19 at 16:41
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 126
2-Core 225
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 730
66% 557 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 220
Parallax 202
176% 213 fps
MRender 264
Gravity 230
Splatting 132
163% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 170 171 179 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 352
Write 240
Mixed 271
SusWrite 176
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 38.3
146% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 196
159% 223 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67
425GB free
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 461 462 469 472 469 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 464
Mixed 334
SusWrite 462
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 38.8
121% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 248
213% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 101%
Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
513GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 153 156 155 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 180
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 154
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 25
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 25.3
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 107%

 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 2,162 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: $1,085
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