MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateAug 18 '19 at 11:40
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 159
77% 125 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 659
61% 507 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.9% Poor
Lighting 38.4
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 35.2
31% 34.8 fps
MRender 39.2
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 0.13
18% 25.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK10D7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 150 18 13 48 51 MB/s
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
61.4% Good
Read 214
Write 110
Mixed 202
SusWrite 50.1
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 35.3
121% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 79.6
114% 209 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
978GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 151 150 151 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 161
Write 122
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 151
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 143 142 136 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 154
Write 101
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 141
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 14.5
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 15.4
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 57%

 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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