MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 14 '17 at 15:16
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 394
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 77.6
Reflection 76
Parallax 65.7
63% 73.1 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 68.4
57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 150
Mixed 137
116% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 0.83
4K Mixed 0.33
72% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.3
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 109%

 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 2,176 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $873
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