MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% 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 Drive237% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateDec 19 '20 at 02:24
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 848
89% 714 Pts
64-Core 833
52% 833 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 149
Parallax 141
112% 142 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 144
Splatting 126
107% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 808 643 644 644 641 561 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 2,056
Write 1,745
Mixed 656
SusWrite 657
284% 1,278 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 61.5
224% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,086
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 824
677% 967 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 237%
Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
29GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 410 411 412 412 411 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 410
Write 412
Mixed 380
SusWrite 399
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 29.3
95% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 184
132% 169 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
114GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 85 88 89 89 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 84.8
Write 120
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 88
70% 95 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.6
172% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 49.8%
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 way above expectations (85th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 24.9
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 27.9
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 89.4%
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 2,169 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $912
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