MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	60.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (65%). 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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '17 at 23:27
Run Duration	419 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 772 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 145 Parallax 137 107% 138 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 125 Splatting 104 92% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 715 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 216 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 -1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 11 (AA) Unknown 100 100 21 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 524310 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 -1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 65 58 180389871651 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1332 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1178 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1630 (F4) Unknown 100 100 8 (F5) Unknown 100 100 22 (F6) Unknown 100 100 354560	60.5% Good	Read 337 Write 280 Mixed 276 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 8.53 98% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 97.1 DQ Write 22.2 DQ Mixed 13.5 22% 44.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 621GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896698548 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 305 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 717 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 212 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 305 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 305 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 201864970278 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	93% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 166 Mixed 159 121% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.22 92% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 116GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 13.3 Mixed 14.8 23% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.64 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.55 82% 1.88 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 37%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 125GB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 112GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	7.64% Terrible	Read 13.3 Write 7.11 Mixed 9.27 12% 9.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.07 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.61 70% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.64% Great: 13%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 9.8 Mixed 16.7 22% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.17 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/16G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 23.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 91%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,167x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	336x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	563x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	254x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	87x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	57x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	212x
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: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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