MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '21 at 22:08
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 230
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 400
58% 422 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1420 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.5% Below average
Lighting 27.1
Reflection 41.6
Parallax 26.7
22% 31.8 fps
MRender 64.3
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 48.3
50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c86
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 220 207 173 176 181 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 341
Write 68
Mixed 294
SusWrite 189
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 27.9
108% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 97.9
82% 118 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 99%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
10GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 12 9.9 10 9.7 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 25.1
Write 20.9
Mixed 17.4
SusWrite 11.5
24% 18.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 2.7
213% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 27
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 27.1
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 111%

 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 2,158 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: $1,093
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