MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% 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	95.1% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '20 at 18:12
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 236 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 686 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 124 Parallax 140 108% 132 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 125 Splatting 100 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 265 261 261 263 261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 341 Mixed 266 SusWrite 268 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 40.8 152% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 246 194% 269 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 339GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 140 142 144 144 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 138 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 141 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1.5TB 494GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 65 66 66 64 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 69.5 Write 60 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 64.5 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 143GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 115 126 125 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 116 Write 88 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 121 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$9 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 4GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.42% Terrible	Read 5 Write 1.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 3.2 4% 3.52 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 1.42% Great: 31%
ICY BOX BOX IB-3620 1TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 453GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 51 49 51 52 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 142 Write 61.8 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 50.2 95% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 63%
ICY BOX BOX IB-3620 2TB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 565GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 123 124 122 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 148 Write 79.8 Mixed 40 SusWrite 120 121% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 37% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 57%
ICY BOX BOX IB-3620 2TB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 345GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 117 123 124 122 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 181 Write 120 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 120 158% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 57%
ICY BOX BOX IB-3620 3TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 841GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 47 44 46 47 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 63.5 Write 76.8 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 45.1 71% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.1 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 104%

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Gaming 88%

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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 $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,188x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	343x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	274x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	261x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	93x
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	215x
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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $472

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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