MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '21 at 23:11
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 (95th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 502
67% 500 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 122
Parallax 123
90% 118 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 111
Splatting 108
88% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 186 170 162 127 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 384
Write 252
Mixed 283
SusWrite 154
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 44
163% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 154
142% 221 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 90%
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB
163GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 406 413 424 414 417 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 448
Mixed 256
SusWrite 393
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 53.2
182% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 222
202% 309 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 116%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
388GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 69 68 72 71 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
23.7% Poor
Read 15.7
Write 70.6
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 66.6
32% 44.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 114%
Toshiba MQ01ABB200 2TB
370GB free
Firmware: AY000U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 57 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 85.1
Write 77.7
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 57.3
46% 63 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0911
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 127 137 137 133 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 117
Write 116
Mixed 114
SusWrite 131
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.6
234% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
73.7% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 24.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 22.7
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 906 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $575
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HDDRAMUSB
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