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 way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive88.7% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 16:09
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 146
2-Core 306
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 594
79% 591 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ1A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 231 127 138 52 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 426
Write 347
Mixed 378
SusWrite 167
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 43.8
166% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 147
137% 206 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 85%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
195GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 915 910 913 912 911 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 2,086
Write 907
Mixed 738
SusWrite 912
256% 1161 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 60.6
246% 93.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,089
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 380
366% 598 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 245%
Great: 243%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
217GB free
Firmware: AV002E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 104 103 104 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 123
Write 119
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 103
73% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 51.3
MC Mixed 34.2
121% 42.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 49.9
SC Mixed 32.6
99% 34.6 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 117%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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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: 68% - Good Total price: $1,085
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