MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% 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 Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '19 at 12:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 15%
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 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-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 138
2-Core 254
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 712
72% 582 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 229
Parallax 224
178% 224 fps
MRender 253
Gravity 209
Splatting 134
155% 198 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 227 206 200 183 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 484
Mixed 396
SusWrite 226
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 59.6
204% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130
1TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 120 118 119 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 126
Write 126
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 118
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.9% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 19.7
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 22.2
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 109%

 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: $1,084
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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