MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	322% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 726 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2536 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 152 Parallax 140 114% 144 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 139 Splatting 112 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1922 807 804 807 812 813 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,584 Write 2,406 Mixed 1,785 SusWrite 994 435% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 93.2 310% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,489 DQ Write 1262 DQ Mixed 1342 1,015% 1,364 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3400C16-8GTZ 04CD F4-4000C19-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3400C16-8GTZ 04CD F4-4000C19-8GTZKW 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 32 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 32.1 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,171x
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	565x
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	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	58x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16