MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (14%). 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	7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161026
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '17 at 22:43
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 263 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 502 67% 502 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 117 Parallax 97.2 93% 109 fps	MRender 99.6 Gravity 103 Splatting 103 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1929 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 994 (AA) Unknown 94 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 150 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 26 100 68722360346 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 150 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1320 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 686112 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 53 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 94 100 0 (E9) Unknown 81 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 686112 (F2) Unknown 100 100 790130 (F9) Unknown 100 100 79341	84.5% Excellent	Read 483 Write 236 Mixed 303 75% 341 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 22.4 135% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 13.5 76% 174 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 95%
WL1000GSA6454G 1TB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 403GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 297 (03) Spinup time 191 179 6408 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5710 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 18599 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3848 (C0) Power-off retract count 197 197 2437 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 155 155 136095 (C2) HDA temperature 121 93 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1989 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.4% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 93.3 Mixed 72.7 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.25 68% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR2 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.2 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 57%

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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 $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 $40	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