MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.93% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	283% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '18 at 21:06
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 558 74% 556 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 530 8 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4664 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.93% Terrible	Lighting 8.23 Reflection 12.4 Parallax 8.06 7% 9.57 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 7.03 Splatting 17 10% 12 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.93% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,885 Write 1,236 Mixed 1,523 412% 1,882 MB/s	4K Read 74.4 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 21.2 248% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,031 DQ Write 7.38 DQ Mixed 230 239% 423 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 280%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 106GB free Firmware: SBFA12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 80 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 87 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 72 68 137440133148 (F1) Unknown 100 100 11021	70.7% Very good	Read 274 Write 392 Mixed 364 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 13 122% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 44.9 DQ Write 15 DQ Mixed 11.4 13% 23.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 90%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 132GB free Firmware: 04.04V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 185 184 1750 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 414 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5044 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 382 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 122 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 415 (C2) HDA temperature 119 102 24 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	68% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 93 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.25 4K Mixed 0.57 128% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 9GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 198 196 3066 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4451 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12451 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4394 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 231 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4453 (C2) HDA temperature 122 98 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	52.6% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 95.2 Mixed 68.6 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.59 4K Mixed 0.67 150% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,238 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 31.7 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

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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	1,172x
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 $295	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