MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 99.5%, 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 Drive242% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 15:49
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 816
85% 683 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.5%
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 154
Parallax 146
117% 148 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 140
Splatting 114
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1001 761 645 641 643 639 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 2,029
Write 1,752
Mixed 720
SusWrite 722
290% 1,306 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 63.8
228% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 1,106
DQ Write 1,004
DQ Mixed 87.5
331% 733 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 242%
Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
68GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 400 411 413 413 413 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 411
Write 412
Mixed 389
SusWrite 396
91% 402 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 29.2
95% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 35.9
63% 123 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
42GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 90 87 92 90 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 62.2
Write 86.5
Mixed 57
SusWrite 91
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.5
171% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 44.2%
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)
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 24.9
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 28.7
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 88.7%
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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