MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	115% 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 Drive	93.5% 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 (85%). 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161202
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 11:29
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	85%

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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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 132 2-Core 254 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 770 72% 599 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 160 Parallax 150 125% 155 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 149 Splatting 117 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 209 146 143 139 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 469 Mixed 404 SusWrite 203 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 43.1 166% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 302 219% 282 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 95%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 486 270 250 239 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 417 Write 488 Mixed 389 SusWrite 329 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 43.1 168% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 330 248% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 213GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 115 115 116 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 94.3 Mixed 61 SusWrite 115 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 698GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 88 86 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 45 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 88 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 60%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 137GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 36 37 36 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 34.2 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 36.3 45% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 26.5 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 28 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 104%

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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