MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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	113% 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	253% 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 03:53
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 860 91% 730 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 373F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 164 Parallax 152 122% 155 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 145 Splatting 120 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% 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% 808GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 1126 1354 1404 1373 1448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,415 Write 1,367 Mixed 1,100 SusWrite 1,188 285% 1,268 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 76.5 293% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 631 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 265 339% 597 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 253% 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: 1633 1643 1642 1645 1644 1660 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 1,520 Write 1,690 Mixed 1,124 SusWrite 1,645 337% 1,495 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 89.4 317% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 950 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 321 410% 730 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 282%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 480GB 447GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 402 448 460 456 457 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 518 Write 454 Mixed 441 SusWrite 414 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 57.4 200% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 122 158% 284 MB/s

PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 234 162 107 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 503 Mixed 412 SusWrite 186 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 45.9 178% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 200 188% 290 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%
Jmicron Generic 250GB 289 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 233GB free Firmware: 2102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 578 575 572 569 406 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: 128 128 127 129 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 130 Write 130 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 128 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74% 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 (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27.7 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 31.2 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 45.3 88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 123%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 2,288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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