MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive203% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateMay 24 '20 at 02:35
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 136
2-Core 252
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 753
72% 597 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 163
Parallax 177
144% 172 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 143
Splatting 103
111% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 226 226 223 223 220 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,838
Write 1197
Mixed 488
SusWrite 268
208% 948 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 49.8
220% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 1,063
DQ Mixed 723
636% 949 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 203%
Great: 236%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
155GB free
Firmware: S0530B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 130 13 14 140 13 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 501
Write 450
Mixed 387
SusWrite 125
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 13.1
DQ Mixed 0.6
18% 46.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 102%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
380GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 102 104 104 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 115
Write 102
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 104
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 26.4
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 29.2
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 104%

 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 2,186 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $873
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HDDRAMUSB
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