MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.2% 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	173% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '19 at 15:00
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 152 2-Core 288 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 872 82% 682 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 1454) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 38.6 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 37.3 31% 35.9 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 36.6 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 838GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 500 688 509 440 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,735 Write 814 Mixed 477 SusWrite 544 196% 893 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.6 152% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 406 DQ Mixed 458 362% 509 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 146%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 197 195 197 197 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 152 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 197 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 10GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 15 37 25 25 32 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 138 Write 73.2 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 28.5 92% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.2 140% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.6 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%

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

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,187x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	339x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	274x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	257x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	90x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	215x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16