MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive322% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 17:07
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 268
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 664
73% 577 Pts
64-Core 711
44% 711 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 145
Parallax 125
110% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1928 809 806 819 821 817 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
322% Outstanding
Read 2,573
Write 2,379
Mixed 1,765
SusWrite 1,000
432% 1,929 MB/s
4K Read 67.4
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 93.6
314% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,467
DQ Write 1,268
DQ Mixed 1365
1,024% 1,366 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 322%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3400C16-8GTZ 04CD F4-4000C19-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3400C16-8GTZ 04CD F4-4000C19-8GTZKW 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 32
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 31.2
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 53.7
75% 53.7 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%

 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: $669
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