MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime27.2 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 21:08
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 73
1-Core 129
2-Core 263
83% 155 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 475
60% 458 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Asus(1043 8673) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.5% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 117
Parallax 129
97% 122 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 113
Splatting 97
101% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 206 179 179 167 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 458
Write 358
Mixed 305
SusWrite 199
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 38
138% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 197
176% 265 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
155GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 135 161 163 118 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 180
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 138
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
385GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 160 159 160 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 148
Write 109
Mixed 69
SusWrite 159
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 21
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 19.8
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 20.8
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 94.5
42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 116%

 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: $1,084
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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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