MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics155% 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 Drive88.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 21 '20 at 00:51
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 278
97% 173 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 679
71% 570 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
155% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 221
Parallax 221
175% 219 fps
MRender 249
Gravity 213
Splatting 137
156% 200 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 155%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 136 137 128 142 200 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 392
Write 106
Mixed 190
SusWrite 147
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 46.6
167% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 218
178% 258 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 122%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
545GB free
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1898 1509 1494 1502 1505 1503 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 1,879
Write 2,136
Mixed 1,618
SusWrite 1,568
406% 1,800 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 63
227% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,655
DQ Write 1,373
DQ Mixed 1,444
1,101% 1,491 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 308%
Great: 347%
WD Purple Surveillance 1TB (2017)-$45
191GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 121 121 122 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 91.5
Write 94.5
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 120
68% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 89%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 180 178 170 183 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 186
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 178
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Predator 2666 C13 2x8GB-$137
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 22.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,084
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