MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive214% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '22 at 21:21
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 82.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 238
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 659
68% 547 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 180
Parallax 172
134% 172 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 178
Splatting 122
115% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 766 777 752 735 719 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 2,000
Write 1,173
Mixed 775
SusWrite 772
261% 1,180 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 51.4
170% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,230
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 346
363% 625 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 214%
Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
762GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 199 199 197 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 150
Mixed 80
SusWrite 198
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
66.2% Good
MC Read 23.7
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 21
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 21.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 103%

 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 2,163 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: $1,073
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HDDRAMUSB
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