MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161122
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 08:01
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 66.4 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 186 63% 113 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 373 41% 325 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.7% Very good	Lighting 90.2 Reflection 93.2 Parallax 79.3 74% 87.6 fps	MRender 83.1 Gravity 84.5 Splatting 82.6 68% 83.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 291 57 57 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 411 Write 225 Mixed 278 SusWrite 142 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 33.3 107% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 68GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 324 312 312 312 312 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 402 Mixed 370 SusWrite 318 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 36.4 124% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 129%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 194GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 41 Write 39.7 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 41 52% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 61%
Kingmax Pop Series USB 3.0 32GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 28GB free, PID 0916 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 19 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 74 Write 28.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 19.9 42% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 49% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 13.3 36% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 108%

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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	1,171x
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: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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