MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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	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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161202
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '23 at 15:54
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 80 1-Core 111 2-Core 215 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 588 59% 478 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B E145) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.06% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 1.7 1% 1.77 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.9 1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.06% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 311 207 188 183 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 478 Mixed 393 SusWrite 248 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 51.2 167% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
BUFFALO HD-PNFU3 4TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 62GB free, PID 0251 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 67 66 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 135 Write 146 Mixed 20 SusWrite 65.4 115% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 63%
ASMT 2115 4TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 138GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 89 89 90 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 88.9 Write 90.3 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 89.3 125% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FBD 1x16GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.3 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.2 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	55	60	24"	1280 720	IVM6138 PL2483H

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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	1,175x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	567x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	256x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	89x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	214x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16