MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 03 '19 at 17:15
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 254
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 759
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 185
Parallax 187
142% 182 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 178
Splatting 118
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 108 116 119 129 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 461
Mixed 305
SusWrite 145
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 60.8
212% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 340
261% 356 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
236GB free
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 473 486 482 482 482 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 475
Mixed 430
SusWrite 480
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 64.4
220% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 359
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 204 203 203 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 166
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 203
106% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.9
356% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 20.5
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 88%

 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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