MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.71% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive187% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 09 '20 at 03:30
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 236
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 734
76% 614 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A62) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7989
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.71% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 8.41
6% 9.35 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 7.37
Splatting 15.9
10% 12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.71%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SWORDFISH 250GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s45 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 299 537 674 740 718 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1671
Write 149
Mixed 847
SusWrite 577
178% 811 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 51
200% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 748
DQ Mixed 411
350% 497 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 187%
Great: 218%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
108GB free
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 202 201 203 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 455
Write 201
Mixed 200
SusWrite 202
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 11.8
126% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 80.7
94% 162 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 78%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 105 103 104 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 150
Write 132
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 104
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]191[F/T] 8394 99[2/7/4]191[F/T] 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.9% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 23.7
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,093
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