MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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.
Graphics63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.9% 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '18 at 20:20
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 797
81% 656 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.9% Good
Lighting 81.2
Reflection 79.3
Parallax 76.7
66% 79.1 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 73
Splatting 72.7
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 417
Mixed 423
101% 453 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 27.5
161% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 46.2
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 55
49% 71.9 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 124%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
89GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 155
Write 115
Mixed 153
107% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.68
4K Write 3.11
4K Mixed 0.35
166% 1.71 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.7%
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)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 31
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 31.3
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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