MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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 Drive75.4% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 22 '17 at 04:42
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 300
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 834
86% 695 Pts
64-Core 844
52% 844 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 100%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 159
Parallax 151
131% 157 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 148
Splatting 117
105% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 118%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 520ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 508
Write 238
Mixed 303
77% 350 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 15.5
124% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 32.8
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 13.3
41% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
651GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 136
Write 107
Mixed 115
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.19
78% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
130GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 118
Write 115
Mixed 103
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.28
93% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 25.7
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 28.4
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 94.8%
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 2,162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,084
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HDDRAMUSB
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