MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.3% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 19:00
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 779 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 22.9 Reflection 17.5 Parallax 22.6 19% 21 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 17.4 18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 392 393 393 391 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 362 Write 400 Mixed 259 SusWrite 385 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 39.4 178% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 40.4 108% 230 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 165GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 480 486 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 411 SusWrite 476 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 67 233% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 317 241% 322 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Seagate NAS HDD 2TB-$98 3,967 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 171 168 172 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 154 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 169 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%

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 (64^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 22.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 24.8 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $669

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 $15	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