MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	101% 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	52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171116
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 04:53
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 95.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 755 56% 504 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.5% 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 3368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 136 Parallax 119 106% 128 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 128 Splatting 102 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 83 90 58 64 70 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 463 Write 111 Mixed 153 SusWrite 81.3 44% 202 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 29.8 4K Mixed 10.6 68% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 17.4 70% 152 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 70%
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 12,045 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 407GB free Firmware: V9001c19 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 1056 1050 1072 1071 1071 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,956 Write 1047 Mixed 938 SusWrite 1,060 278% 1,250 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 54.8 205% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 424 DQ Write 767 DQ Mixed 613 460% 601 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 278%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 532GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 158 158 159 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 148 Write 140 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 158 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 38 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 35.8 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 37.5 48% 35 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x8GB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 29.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 26.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 109%

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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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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