MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
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 98.6%, 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 Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJun 19 '21 at 11:52
Run Duration168 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-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 800
84% 674 Pts
64-Core 799
50% 799 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 152
Parallax 139
114% 144 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 147
Splatting 123
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 98 114 96 121 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 347
Write 344
Mixed 320
SusWrite 110
63% 280 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 11.6
93% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 28.3
76% 156 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 188 182 188 193 180 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 5.5
Write 12.5
Mixed 8.2
SusWrite 185
38% 52.8 MB/s
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
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)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 25.4
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 27.6
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 27" 1280 720 BNQ7F50 ZOWIE RL LCD
Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,163 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: 68% - Good Total price: $1,084
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