MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive91% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory54.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161026
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 08 '19 at 17:31
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 243
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 615
64% 516 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 147
Parallax 125
116% 138 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 138
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 92 108 75 67 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 424
Mixed 252
SusWrite 94.9
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 43.9
171% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 232
190% 275 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91%
Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
589GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 469 468 474 478 467 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 470
Mixed 458
SusWrite 468
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 58.9
206% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
280GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 155 153 151 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 148
Write 139
Mixed 85
SusWrite 152
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU64GX4M4C3000C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.5
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 140%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 2,282 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $658
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