MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive245% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 01:09
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 266
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 743
73% 600 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 170
Parallax 163
122% 161 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 154
Splatting 111
103% 127 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
232GB free
Firmware: X41100WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 351
Mixed 334
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 21.4
131% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 45
96% 199 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 100%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 2,178
Write 1,410
Mixed 1,266
357% 1,618 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 26.8
184% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 442
DQ Write 397
DQ Mixed 27.1
128% 289 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 245%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 174
Mixed 166
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1.29
4K Write 2.81
4K Mixed 0.34
143% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.9% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 19.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 64.9%
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 2,281 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: $669
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