MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.2% 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 Drive48.2% 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 13:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 38%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 90.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 553
72% 541 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 115
Parallax 96.7
84% 105 fps
MRender 96.8
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 102
81% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 51 57 41 35 45 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 490
Write 112
Mixed 118
SusWrite 48.5
42% 192 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 13.8
70% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 20.6
40% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
137GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 122 123 123 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 164
Write 153
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 123
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.7% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 11.8
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 12.2
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 104%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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