MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive152% 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.
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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 17:11
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-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-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 287
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 796
84% 672 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.4% Good
Lighting 81.7
Reflection 79.3
Parallax 69.1
67% 76.7 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 73
Splatting 74.9
60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 369 371 371 372 371 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,031
Write 554
Mixed 395
SusWrite 375
130% 589 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 58.3
196% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 523
DQ Mixed 430
366% 539 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 152%
Great: 155%
Aireye S2 128GB SSD
32GB free
Firmware: O1225J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 184 178 165 163 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 308
Mixed 304
SusWrite 180
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 49.4
180% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 186
167% 252 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 100%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
470GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 137 139 139 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 135
Write 136
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 138
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 109%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
902GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 83 88 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 93.3
Write 94.2
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 87.7
116% 86.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 26.3
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 39.1
SC Mixed 29.9
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 104%

 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 2,212 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $878
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