MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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	122% 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	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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 14:33
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 257 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 727 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 145 Parallax 123 112% 135 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 136 Splatting 106 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 23 13 46 33 60 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 1,598 Write 83.8 Mixed 132 SusWrite 35.3 97% 462 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 43.7 142% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 438 DQ Write 60.5 DQ Mixed 108 115% 202 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 193%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 93GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 86 83 86 84 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 443 Write 180 Mixed 116 SusWrite 92 45% 208 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 13.8 60% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 80.5 DQ Mixed 32.9 47% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 71%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 214GB free Firmware: CXB72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 323 323 322 322 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,777 Write 1319 Mixed 825 SusWrite 354 237% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 79.7 274% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 1,028 832% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 243%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: PA03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 78 77 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 145 Write 124 Mixed 68 SusWrite 76.3 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 297GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 119 120 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 119 Write 107 Mixed 16 SusWrite 118 65% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 105%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $80Bench 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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Total price: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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