MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive66.1% 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 H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '19 at 12:37
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 664
68% 548 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 314 295 232 190 167 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 382
Write 308
Mixed 344
SusWrite 246
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 31.7
103% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 76
DQ Write 82.1
DQ Mixed 95.8
68% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 124%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
186GB free
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 537 537 278 131 230 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 791
Write 550
Mixed 618
SusWrite 350
129% 577 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 29.7
94% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 81
DQ Write 61.5
DQ Mixed 63.4
50% 68.6 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 144%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
86GB free
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 417 419 275 250 218 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 385
Write 408
Mixed 346
SusWrite 310
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 26.2
84% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 69.7
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 82
61% 79.5 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
157GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 115 115 115 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 121
Write 119
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 114
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 22.3
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 909 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $575
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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