MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.2% 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	247% 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 03:42
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 878 93% 742 Pts	64-Core 880 54% 880 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 373F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 806GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1306 1392 1388 1221 377 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,460 Write 1,566 Mixed 1,095 SusWrite 1000 288% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 85.2 304% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 272 344% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 255%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1561 1575 1544 1556 1580 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,522 Write 1,692 Mixed 1,118 SusWrite 1,562 332% 1,473 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 89 308% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 322 410% 731 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 282%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 480GB 447GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 457 457 465 460 464 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 518 Write 481 Mixed 448 SusWrite 459 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 63.2 214% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 122 158% 285 MB/s

PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 131 177 155 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 503 Mixed 391 SusWrite 216 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 46 178% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 206 190% 291 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 97%
Jmicron Generic 250GB 289 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 233GB free Firmware: 2102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 630 625 621 615 209 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 84%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB 7,161 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: GGA8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 128 128 130 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 127 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 128 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C14 2x8GB 1,180 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 123%

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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