MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime6 Days
Run DateJul 22 '19 at 16:56
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 85.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 504
64% 483 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 99.5
Reflection 115
Parallax 107
81% 107 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 95
Splatting 99.1
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 502
Write 448
Mixed 341
96% 430 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.2
203% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 338
260% 354 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Transcend TS256GSSD230S 256GB
128GB free
Firmware: R0427BNR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 425 430 442 446 446 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 443
Mixed 423
SusWrite 428
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 55.7
187% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 244
197% 273 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 117%
Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 1TB (2016)-$57
423GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 149 149 146 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 142
Write 135
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 148
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 23.7
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 23.2
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 909 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $575
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback