MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.7% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 21 '17 at 07:41
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 282
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 786
81% 651 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 79
Reflection 80.9
Parallax 69.7
64% 76.5 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 75.8
61% 73.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 417
Write 110
Mixed 159
50% 229 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 14.8
120% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 89.1
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 39.3
50% 87.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 75%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
60GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 171
Write 103
Mixed 105
95% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.83
4K Mixed 0.24
115% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 30.7
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 31.5
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 102%
Great: 99%

 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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