MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive200% 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
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime8.5 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 01:46
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 299
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 821
86% 690 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.8%
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 (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 223
Parallax 141
114% 168 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 144
Splatting 124
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 644 639 629 622 623 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 2,004
Write 1,603
Mixed 661
SusWrite 659
273% 1,232 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 64.7
231% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 66.6
81% 142 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 200%
Great: 254%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
27GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 408 408 410 411 409 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 409
Write 412
Mixed 378
SusWrite 396
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 29.4
95% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 36
58% 108 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
96GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 88 81 88 89 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 84
Write 121
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 87.9
70% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.5
194% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 49.6%
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 (86th percentile)
90% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 25.4
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 90%
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 2,170 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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