MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive97.9% 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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1746 x 1014 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 10 '17 at 20:59
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 699
76% 601 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 148
Parallax 125
114% 138 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 136
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 408
Mixed 417
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 27.3
142% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 114
120% 200 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 124%
Samsung HD253GJ 250GB
80GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 135
Write 128
Mixed 125
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.92
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.8
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.6
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 909 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $575
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