MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99% 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 Drive96.4% 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 Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '17 at 00:35
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 242
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 689
65% 539 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 153
Parallax 44.8
117% 114 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 109
65% 74.9 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 403
Mixed 407
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 26.7
153% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 45.2
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 25.8
54% 103 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 179
Mixed 167
136% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.22
88% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
74.8% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22.3
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 90%

 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 2,162 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: $1,085
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