MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '20 at 23:31
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 227 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 684 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Gigabyte(1458 368D) 2GB CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.99% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 9.31 Parallax 11.8 8% 10.4 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 13.2 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.99% Great: 8%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.4% Very good	Lighting 97.6 Reflection 109 Parallax 103 80% 103 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 92 76% 93.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,827 Write 922 Mixed 497 236% 1,082 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 45.8 191% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 883 DQ Mixed 873 681% 939 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 319GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 128 130 129 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 15.3 Write 51.2 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 129 40% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 187% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 158GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 71.8 Write 67.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 71.2 52% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 248GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 74 74 74 73 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	42% Average	Read 72.7 Write 70 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 73.2 50% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 57%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 3,394 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 6 5.6 5.5 6 5.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 14.2 Write 0.5 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 5.4 7% 6.35 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 98%

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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