MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85.6% 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 Drive53.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '19 at 15:10
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 264
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 768
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 753
47% 753 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 114
Parallax 105
89% 109 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 96.9
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 128 122 112 104 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 399
Write 299
Mixed 280
SusWrite 128
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 27.4
71% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 91.4
DQ Mixed 114
96% 143 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 65%
Kingdian S280-480GB 480GB
214GB free
Firmware: P0614D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 387 391 393 394 395 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 385
Mixed 310
SusWrite 390
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 44.4
164% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 196
166% 240 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
87% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 27.3
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 26.5
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87%
Great: 99%

 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 2,163 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: $1,073
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