MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.4% 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 Drive161% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180109
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 12 '19 at 13:37
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 151
2-Core 297
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 773
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 111
Parallax 94.1
87% 104 fps
MRender 96.8
Gravity 96.3
Splatting 98
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 625 631 632 611 610 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,750
Write 1,470
Mixed 642
SusWrite 656
251% 1,130 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 39
148% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 51
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 72.7
70% 105 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 161%
Great: 254%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB
26GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 25 17 17 17 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
27.2% Poor
Read 135
Write 23.5
Mixed 24
SusWrite 16.4
48% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1
86% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 58%
USB Flash Disk 8GB
7GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.6 4.5 3.6 4.7 4.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
4.58% Terrible
Read 17.5
Write 7
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 4.3
10% 8.88 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.58%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 31.7
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 31.2
94% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%

 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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