MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	30.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 08:21
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 778 83% 659 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 36FC) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.4% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 115 Parallax 98.7 84% 106 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 98.4 Splatting 101 82% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 76 38 45 77 46 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.2% Below average	Read 264 Write 12 Mixed 246 SusWrite 58.6 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 0.2 47% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 2.7 DQ Mixed 0.1 20% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 70%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 78GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 384 156 175 174 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 469 Mixed 365 SusWrite 255 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44.4 166% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 200 191% 299 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 76GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 472 476 483 480 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 478 Mixed 313 SusWrite 478 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 31.1 162% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 264 222% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 155GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 942 667 661 666 654 655 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,493 Write 2,316 Mixed 1,334 SusWrite 707 382% 1,713 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 86.3 290% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1,071 806% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 165GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 94 95 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 94.7 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 306GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 127 127 125 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 110 Mixed 77 SusWrite 126 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 97%

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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	1,175x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	567x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	256x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	89x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	214x
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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Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16