MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive36.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 04:54
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 (94th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 141
2-Core 275
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 777
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 768
48% 768 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB; MSI GeForce GTX 1080
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.19
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 153
Parallax 131
114% 141 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 111
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3106000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 422
Write 30.2
Mixed 200
47% 217 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 0.04
59% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 12
DQ Write 63.3
DQ Mixed 1.7
12% 25.7 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.1
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74%
Great: 103%

 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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