MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateOct 07 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 236
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 726
72% 589 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.7% Very good
Lighting 86
Reflection 104
Parallax 99.2
70% 96.6 fps
MRender 89.7
Gravity 90.7
Splatting 93
75% 91.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 159 179 178 188 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 474
Mixed 308
SusWrite 187
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 49.9
190% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 248
205% 295 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
417GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 111 110 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 101
Write 96
Mixed 102
SusWrite 111
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 76%
WD Elements 1TB
421GB free, PID 1078
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 59 59 59 59 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 59.3
106% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.5% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 19.1
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 108%

 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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