MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 01 '20 at 02:01
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 834
91% 721 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 104%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 153
Parallax 146
117% 147 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 140
Splatting 113
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,061
Write 1591
Mixed 777
325% 1,476 MB/s
4K Read 55.5
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 71.2
255% 92.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,360
DQ Write 1019
DQ Mixed 1,002
800% 1,127 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
72GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 408 411 411 413 413 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 411
Write 413
Mixed 392
SusWrite 404
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 29.4
95% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 114
102% 153 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
126GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 62 71 71 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 81.7
Write 128
Mixed 111
SusWrite 68.3
73% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.8
206% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 43.3%
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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 24.6
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 28.3
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 88.1%
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 2,163 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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