MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive222% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '20 at 05:08
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 276
98% 175 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 855
83% 680 Pts
64-Core 834
52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 154
Parallax 145
117% 148 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 140
Splatting 113
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 644 638 614 590 604 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,708
Write 1322
Mixed 662
SusWrite 658
242% 1,088 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 66
202% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,214
DQ Write 1,017
DQ Mixed 798
684% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 222%
Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
32GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 409 411 413 411 413 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 411
Write 403
Mixed 380
SusWrite 406
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 23
87% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 91.4
84% 130 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
113GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 65 70 71 71 72 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
34.1% Below average
Read 49
Write 68
Mixed 90
SusWrite 68.7
52% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.4
156% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 25.4
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 96%

 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 2,176 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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