MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	242% 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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '18 at 17:12
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 263 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 744 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.7% Below average	Lighting 47 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 34.3 38% 35.6 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 24.4 Splatting 26 22% 26.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1334 295 295 297 298 298 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,151 Write 1,450 Mixed 1,211 SusWrite 470 293% 1,320 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 74.7 254% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,204 DQ Mixed 1,009 783% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 280%
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB 3,510 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 91GB free Firmware: 57XA4104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 565 577 567 536 543 543 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,323 Write 536 Mixed 639 SusWrite 555 169% 763 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 48.6 190% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 597 DQ Mixed 495 413% 598 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 176%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$50 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 232GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 77.2 Write 42 Mixed 41 SusWrite 77 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 30.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 30.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 110%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,169x
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	563x
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	87x
Blue 250GBWD $81Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	57x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	212x
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: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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