MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive245% 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 23:11
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 244
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 475
66% 486 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1662 888 905 882 881 909 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,157
Write 2,370
Mixed 1,366
SusWrite 1,021
336% 1,478 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 77.5
218% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,539
DQ Write 1,455
DQ Mixed 1,479
1,115% 1,491 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 245%
Great: 298%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
112GB free
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 95 105 100 87 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 336
Write 156
Mixed 183
SusWrite 100
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 43.1
168% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 123
96% 131 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 75%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
289GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 146 146 145 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 162
Write 153
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 146
88% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.8% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 21.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 23.2
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 110%

 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 2,162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
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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HDDRAMUSB
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