MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	164% 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	85.6% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	56.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '19 at 16:17
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$247 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 698 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% 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 (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	164% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 238 Parallax 234 188% 234 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 225 Splatting 139 163% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 115 63 150 57 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 453 Write 369 Mixed 336 SusWrite 123 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 39.2 152% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 201 180% 269 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.6% 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: 2455 2464 2467 2461 2475 2471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	421% Outstanding	Read 2,626 Write 2,430 Mixed 1,452 SusWrite 2,466 504% 2,243 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 89.8 313% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,642 DQ Write 1,464 DQ Mixed 1,538 1,158% 1,548 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 421% 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: 2466 2466 2409 2367 2466 2458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	419% Outstanding	Read 2630 Write 2,461 Mixed 1,602 SusWrite 2,439 513% 2,283 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 89.3 310% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,646 DQ Write 1,479 DQ Mixed 1,484 1,134% 1,536 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 419% Great: 425%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 170 170 170 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 156 Mixed 104 SusWrite 168 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 32.7 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 32.1 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,196x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	343x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	575x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	275x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	264x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	94x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	90x
Blue 250GBWD $81Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	216x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	123x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $470

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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