MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime24.9 Days
Run DateOct 10 '17 at 14:37
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 270
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 753
75% 611 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 139
Parallax 120
105% 129 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 124
Splatting 104
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 484
Write 196
Mixed 184
63% 288 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 0.02
70% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 4.19
46% 108 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
747GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 143
Write 160
Mixed 124
106% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.03
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.35
111% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
73.7% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 24.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 83%

 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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