MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 08 '20 at 18:45
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 (98th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 227
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 423
59% 436 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.1% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 111
Parallax 113
96% 114 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 96.4
Splatting 79
80% 102 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-128M6M 128GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DM73402
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 464
Write 312
Mixed 266
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 38.9
128% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 202
178% 266 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
114GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 72 71 71 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 91
Write 91
Mixed 52
SusWrite 70.7
56% 76.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFD824A.C16FBD2 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.2% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13.3
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.7
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 78%

 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 2,284 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: 69% - Good Total price: $658
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