MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 20:34
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 460 58% 443 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.55 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 76.8 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 74.9 63% 76.2 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 72.4 59% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 456 476 480 433 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 462 Mixed 416 SusWrite 429 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 61.1 210% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 847GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 162 165 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 165 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 164 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 335% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 104%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 176 176 176 173 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 176 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 175 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 409% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 282GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 38 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 36.7 Write 36.5 Mixed 28 SusWrite 37.2 47% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB 16,539 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 22.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 91%

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,171x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	337x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	565x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	255x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	58x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	213x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16