MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.1% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '19 at 10:04
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 above expectations (99^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 791 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3876 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.3 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 70.6 56% 67.7 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 312GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,845 Write 8,953 Mixed 9,046 2,071% 9,281 MB/s	4K Read 754 4K Write 325 4K Mixed 441 1,880% 507 MB/s	DQ Read 1,836 DQ Write 1,303 DQ Mixed 1,403 1,093% 1,514 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSBG200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 177 171 121 120 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 466 Mixed 399 SusWrite 190 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 47.6 169% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 144 154% 253 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 95%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 867GB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 69.5 Write 92.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 94.6 114% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 177% 2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 26.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 30 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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