MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 753 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 181 Parallax 182 132% 175 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 167 Splatting 118 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 65 75 51 52 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 453 Write 361 Mixed 107 SusWrite 76.7 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 21.7 123% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 0.2 59% 141 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 70%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 319GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 480 480 476 475 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 478 Mixed 371 SusWrite 477 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 43.7 188% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 241 211% 314 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 34 36 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 194 Write 32.5 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 34.4 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 22.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 119%

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

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,169x
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	563x
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	87x
Blue 250GBWD $80Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	57x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	212x
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: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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