MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '20 at 18:23
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 242
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 470
63% 471 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 74.4
Parallax 72.4
65% 75.4 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 56.1
53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 357 377 376 381 379 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 370
Mixed 298
SusWrite 358
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 40.4
147% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 264
222% 322 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
416GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 418 472 483 483 483 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 430
Mixed 359
SusWrite 441
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 57
190% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 040B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 197 204 207 207 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 164
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 197
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 28.6
98% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 29.7
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 104%

 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 2,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $453
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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