MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics150% 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 Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161026
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateSep 08 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 85.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 249
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 687
70% 567 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 224
Parallax 235
164% 220 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 205
Splatting 138
156% 199 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 150%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 197 192 196 195 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 472
Mixed 274
SusWrite 200
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 50.4
182% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 250
206% 297 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
431GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 155 156 155 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 157
Mixed 108
SusWrite 155
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 01BA 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.8
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 82%

 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 2,276 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: $678
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