MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.3% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 01:18
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 514 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Lighting 81.4 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 72.2 66% 78.1 fps	MRender 81.9 Gravity 74.2 Splatting 77.3 64% 77.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU655 120GB 3,439 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 387 418 249 134 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 466 Write 413 Mixed 399 SusWrite 274 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 25.6 140% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 41.5 88% 173 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 94%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 382 Write 168 Mixed 276 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 21.3 124% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 137 134% 207 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 133GB free Firmware: 0002BSM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 57 56 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 50.7 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 55.8 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 39%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 29GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 56 56 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 89 Write 85.7 Mixed 61 SusWrite 56 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB Kingston M378A1K43BB2-CRC 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 56%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,169x
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	563x
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	87x
Blue 250GBWD $81Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	57x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	212x
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: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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