MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive22.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime24.6 Days
Run DateMar 08 '20 at 19:26
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 121
2-Core 224
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 615
57% 478 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.8% Very good
Lighting 97
Reflection 105
Parallax 97.1
79% 99.6 fps
MRender 89.6
Gravity 92.6
Splatting 93.1
75% 91.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 63 4.3 100 4.6 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
22.1% Poor
Read 437
Write 266
Mixed 119
SusWrite 57.7
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.4
4% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 170 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 144
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 171
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96%
Great: 108%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
931GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 116 116 114 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 114
Write 114
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 116
137% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 20.7
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 2,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $678
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