MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% 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	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '20 at 12:01
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 256 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 740 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 226 Parallax 227 181% 225 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 217 Splatting 139 164% 211 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 125 105 92 84 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 441 Write 336 Mixed 262 SusWrite 114 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 43.7 114% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 240 195% 275 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 90%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 18GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2023 Write 1,477 Mixed 671 306% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 58 238% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 732 660% 995 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 129GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 177 184 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 144 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 182 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 108%
Samsung HD401LJ 400GB 1,767 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 10GB free Firmware: ZZ100-15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 42 40 36 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 43.3 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 37.7 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 160% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 42%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 9GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 61 62 62 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 57.3 Write 34.5 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 60.9 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.3 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 29.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 143%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,171x
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	565x
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	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	58x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x

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Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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