MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	75.5% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 141 2-Core 278 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 771 76% 622 Pts	64-Core 767 47% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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 (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 179 Parallax 181 134% 175 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 167 Splatting 118 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% 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: 201 96 109 96 89 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 489 Write 385 Mixed 375 SusWrite 108 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 22.4 130% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 0.2 70% 167 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 70%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$97 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 319GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 474 477 485 487 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 487 Mixed 389 SusWrite 479 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 55.7 204% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 283 231% 329 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 193 Write 34.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 35.7 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.5% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 29.9 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 33.3 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% 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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,173x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	337x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	566x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
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	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	213x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $503

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16