MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.4%, 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	256% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '18 at 12:49
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 796 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.93% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 8.28 7% 9.46 fps	MRender 11.7 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.6 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.93% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,581 Write 1,235 Mixed 1,527 392% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 60.9 238% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 64 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 34.7 46% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 280%
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 119GB free Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 438 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2348 (B1) Unknown 100 100 86179 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 224779 (F2) Unknown 100 100 317516	83.5% Excellent	Read 497 Write 208 Mixed 290 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 32.5 134% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 63.3 93% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 33320944 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3125 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 8957606 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2573 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2347 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 67 471269403 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 38 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 24678 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 42949672987 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -77120432765792 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6180291630 (F2) Unknown 100 253 27903607110	97.2% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 166 Mixed 162 126% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.25 77% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 114%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 104 Write 50.1 Mixed 35.1 68% 63 MB/s	4K Read 6.02 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 1.23 112% 2.89 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 22.6 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 88%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 2,282 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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