MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	292% 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, 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, 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 01:03
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 285 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 408 52% 393 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 150 Parallax 162 128% 156 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 894GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 951 1489 1816 1886 1891 1885 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,353 Write 1,821 Mixed 1,294 SusWrite 1,653 346% 1,530 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 81.9 299% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 658 DQ Write 1,351 DQ Mixed 828 680% 946 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 305%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 327GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 389 439 452 453 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 490 Mixed 417 SusWrite 415 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 66.1 224% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 24.9 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 27.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 83%

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

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,185x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	339x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	273x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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