MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 19:53
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 221 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 672 68% 550 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 27.6 21% 25.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100 6,800 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 163 30 80 59 74 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 458 Write 322 Mixed 217 SusWrite 101 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 45 154% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 163 155% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 699GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 140 137 123 124 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 172 Write 158 Mixed 32 SusWrite 132 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.2% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 18.4 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 101%

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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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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	1,177x
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	567x
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	90x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	214x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16