MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive90.3% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '19 at 15:33
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 276
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 759
74% 606 Pts
64-Core 769
48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 151
Parallax 144
120% 148 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 140
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 153 90 97 83 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 450
Mixed 335
SusWrite 138
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 42.8
158% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 181
166% 255 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
226GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 180 179 182 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 158
Mixed 96.8
SusWrite 181
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
4GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 3 3.1 3.4 2.8 3.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
8.1% Terrible
Read 38.5
Write 3.5
Mixed 7
SusWrite 3
12% 13 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.1%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 20.4
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 21.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.2%
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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