MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	155% 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	75.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (18%). 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	57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '19 at 02:13
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 248 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 715 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 222 Parallax 239 176% 226 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 211 Splatting 130 153% 196 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 85 106 102 45 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 426 Write 218 Mixed 290 SusWrite 95.1 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 34 131% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 197 174% 259 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 899GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2125 2155 2196 2175 2166 2128 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	373% Outstanding	Read 2,344 Write 2,234 Mixed 1394 SusWrite 2,157 457% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 75.9 273% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,511 DQ Write 1,346 DQ Mixed 1,452 1,082% 1,436 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 373% Great: 425%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 863GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2159 2104 2165 2139 2168 2109 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,245 Write 2,156 Mixed 1,483 SusWrite 2,141 451% 2,006 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 75.9 273% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1534 DQ Write 1,388 DQ Mixed 1,422 1,078% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 425%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 169 170 169 169 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 160 Mixed 105 SusWrite 168 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 2,641 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.8 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 31.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 127%

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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	1,180x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
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	272x
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	90x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16