MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.7% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170711
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 14 '18 at 23:49
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (84th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 125
2-Core 235
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 679
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Lighting 70.5
Reflection 71.9
Parallax 98.3
57% 80.2 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 57
53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 174 177 163 142 165 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 247
Write 319
Mixed 313
SusWrite 172
60% 263 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 35.2
130% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 58
109% 217 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 97%
Drevo X1 SSD 240.0GB
175GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 320 274 277 276 277 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 434
Mixed 398
SusWrite 310
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 42.9
152% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 108
151% 279 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
304GB free
Firmware: 0005HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 55 55 55 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 57.7
Write 54.2
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 56.3
37% 50.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
44.8% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 15.1
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 2,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $670
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