MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	220% 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	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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 18:43
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 729 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.4% 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 5186) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 147 Parallax 132 103% 135 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 128 Splatting 110 96% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 5,166 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 531GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1106C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1059 879 882 846 730 745 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1993 Write 1270 Mixed 809 SusWrite 857 274% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 56.8 206% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 605 DQ Write 499 DQ Mixed 637 454% 580 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 380%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 471 475 476 473 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 452 Mixed 444 SusWrite 469 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.7 206% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
WD Black 3TB (2012)-$205 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 154 155 156 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 154 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1 217% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 92%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 142 143 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 138 Write 134 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 141 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2569 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 27.1 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 28 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

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Gaming 88%

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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 $230Bench 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: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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