MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180124
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 07:50
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 90.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 532
72% 535 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB; Asus DUAL-GTX1060-O3G
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2114 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 73.6
Reflection 74.2
Parallax 65
60% 70.9 fps
MRender 75.9
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 73.9
60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 403 277 207 196 181 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 434
Mixed 370
SusWrite 288
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59.2
198% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100
175GB free
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 469 471 464 401 374 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 412
Write 432
Mixed 360
SusWrite 439
93% 411 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 41.5
145% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 335
254% 342 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Apple SM256E 251GB
172GB free
Firmware: CXM09A1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 389 396 382 388 393 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 428
Write 374
Mixed 292
SusWrite 388
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 28.7
108% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 154
123% 177 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2240 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 26.6
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 25.1
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 85%

 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 2,281 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: $669
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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