MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.03% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive261% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '19 at 01:20
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 288
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 563
74% 558 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A62) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
6.03% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 8.16
7% 9.47 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 0.04
4% 6.42 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.03%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 741 714 689 623 598 548 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 2,351
Write 665
Mixed 638
SusWrite 652
235% 1,076 MB/s
4K Read 54.9
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 66.7
252% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,543
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 877
718% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 261%
Great: 273%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
69GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 103 104 103 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 99.8
Write 101
Mixed 59
SusWrite 104
67% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 32.8
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 29.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 117%

 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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