MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateDec 06 '18 at 19:08
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 142
2-Core 278
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 704
74% 591 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 371C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Lighting 75.5
Reflection 77.7
Parallax 66.7
62% 73.3 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 72.8
Splatting 71.2
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 386 383 384 385 270 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 401
Write 377
Mixed 284
SusWrite 364
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 42
169% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 314
240% 325 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
391GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 127 130 130 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 167
Mixed 102
SusWrite 130
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 117 118 121 119 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 122
Write 109
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 118
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 26.5
94% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 29.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.6%
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: $1,093
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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