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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics107% 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 Drive239% 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
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SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 02:21
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User AUS-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-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 152
2-Core 303
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 833
87% 700 Pts
64-Core 817
51% 817 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 150
Parallax 141
110% 142 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 144
Splatting 126
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 643 644 642 642 590 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 2,041
Write 1,722
Mixed 664
SusWrite 668
283% 1,274 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 61.4
227% 85.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,088
DQ Write 1,040
DQ Mixed 876
709% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 239%
Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
28GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 410 412 413 413 411 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 411
Write 413
Mixed 385
SusWrite 404
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 29.2
95% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 35.5
65% 128 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
113GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 99 95 81 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 49.2
Write 90.3
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 95.2
60% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 41.6%
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 (87th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 25.6
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 27.6
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 54.5
74% 54.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 96%

 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $912
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