MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.8% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 01:45
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 274
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 739
69% 572 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Zotac(19DA 1520) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.8% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 112
Parallax 125
97% 119 fps
MRender 166
Gravity 118
Splatting 96.1
100% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,320
Write 1,436
Mixed 1250
368% 1669 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 77.6
272% 97.9 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 1,168
DQ Mixed 1,010
779% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
93GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 364 463 455 453 437 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 472
Mixed 329
SusWrite 419
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 41.6
152% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 236
208% 311 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 106%
Great: 117%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
130GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 379 465 299 289 290 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 470
Mixed 430
SusWrite 347
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 64.3
218% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 124%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.9% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 14.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 17.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 103%

 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 2,281 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: $669
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