MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	146% 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 20:12
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 294 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 622 82% 616 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.2% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 112 Parallax 96.2 83% 103 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 96 Splatting 99.8 80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 54GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 133 133 133 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 412 Write 153 Mixed 194 SusWrite 132 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.4 169% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 122 105% 156 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 73%
Patriot Scorch M2 256GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 760 847 360 253 243 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 756 Write 866 Mixed 731 SusWrite 501 161% 714 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 52 187% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 546 DQ Write 696 DQ Mixed 588 453% 610 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 151%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 137GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 444 471 459 456 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 468 Mixed 389 SusWrite 433 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 70.6 238% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 30.9 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 33 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,188x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	342x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	274x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	260x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	93x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	90x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	215x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16