MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99% 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 Drive77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 03 '20 at 11:04
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 98
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 572
78% 581 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1652 MHz, MLim: 980 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 94.9
Parallax 190
99% 136 fps
MRender 92.5
Gravity 128
Splatting 133
98% 118 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA12.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 39 7.5 5.3 93 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 365
Write 113
Mixed 235
SusWrite 97.4
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 36.9
147% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 195
170% 252 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 218 220 220 218 220 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 152
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 216
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB
13GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 13 13 12 13 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
6.05% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 4.5
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 12.3
12% 10.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
11% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.05%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.8% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 17.6
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 18.8
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 46.1
87% 46.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 62%

 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: $1,084
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