MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	175% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 22:05
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 254 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 86.8 2-Core 161 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 363 41% 320 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7158 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	5.78% Terrible	Lighting 5.93 Reflection 8.54 Parallax 5.78 5% 6.75 fps	MRender 9.52 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 11.9 8% 8.98 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.78% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 670 324 264 265 265 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,789 Write 989 Mixed 967 SusWrite 342 226% 1,022 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 52.1 182% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 666 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 604 449% 597 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 214%
LSI MR9265-8i 12TB 8TB free Firmware: 3.19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 562 562 563 563 561 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

LSI MR9265-8i 2TB 1.5TB free Firmware: 3.19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 151 151 151 150 151 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

OCZ AGILITY3 360GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 279GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 117 107 111 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 136 Write 107 Mixed 128 SusWrite 110 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 16.1 58% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 98.9 DQ Write 45.2 DQ Mixed 47.9 42% 64 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 34%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 363GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 203 286 282 292 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 460 Mixed 347 SusWrite 301 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 38 139% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 199 188% 292 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 101%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 214GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 47 44 46 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 42 Write 44.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 45.7 30% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 740GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 120 118 119 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 117 Write 108 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 119 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 641GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 93 95 93 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 79 Write 77 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 93.4 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 4x4GB 3,476 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 20.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 101%

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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 $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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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 $179	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