MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way 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. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 05:10
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way 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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 588 79% 588 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2230 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 145 Parallax 125 107% 134 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 94% 116 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 493 Mixed 377 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 60.7 215% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 233 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 255GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 468 477 490 451 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 495 Mixed 467 SusWrite 432 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 67.5 234% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 129%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18 2,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 340GB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 135 135 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 143 Mixed 114 SusWrite 134 99% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 242% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	1,174x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	566x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	256x

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	59x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16