MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 163%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics174% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive138% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 21 '19 at 23:15
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 152
2-Core 302
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 818
80% 655 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Lighting 249
Reflection 246
Parallax 258
203% 251 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 240
Splatting 146
170% 217 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 174%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 461 471 477 484 483 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 489
Mixed 399
SusWrite 473
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 67.9
234% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 138%
Great: 134%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180
905GB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 169 166 159 151 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 147
Write 147
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 161
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.4
232% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
270GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 97 98 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
65% Good
Read 129
Write 126
Mixed 72
SusWrite 97
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 65%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 27.7
98% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 32.4
86% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 110%

 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 2,158 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: $1,093
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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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