MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	234% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '17 at 17:07
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$230 712,312 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 (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 782 84% 669 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 198 Parallax 170 144% 182 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 176 Splatting 122 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,809 Write 1,289 Mixed 1,140 313% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 37.1 205% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 580 DQ Write 426 DQ Mixed 31.9 152% 346 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 254%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 177GB free Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 15 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1114123 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 7 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 49 219043332137 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 12885098499 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 55 (EA) Unknown 100 100 104 (F1) Unknown 253 253 87 (F2) Unknown 253 253 103 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	56.4% Above average	Read 495 Write 217 Mixed 162 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 2.61 70% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 3.54 30% 64.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34387722666 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 18 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 15 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 18 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 150325362720 (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	107% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 191 Mixed 171 136% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1.11 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.22 114% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 28GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 119 Write 40.6 Mixed 18.6 58% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 0.27 4K Mixed 0.28 66% 4.49 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 28%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power32G 32GB 703 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 25GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 143 Write 27.2 Mixed 42.5 69% 71 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.35 87% 3.89 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 22.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 26.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 83%

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Gaming 88%

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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 $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 $80Bench 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