MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 183%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive23.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '20 at 21:13
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 268
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 720
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
209% Outstanding
Lighting 344
Reflection 297
Parallax 345
280% 329 fps
MRender 368
Gravity 265
Splatting 0.1
150% 211 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 209%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 39 33 69 4.5 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 472
Write 76.8
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 48.7
34% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 0.4
5% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 89%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB
75GB free
Firmware: 0.1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,614
Write 2080
Mixed 1,522
459% 2072 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 78.9
274% 99.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 1,023
DQ Mixed 1,152
869% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
604GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2341 2204 1442 1454 1450 877 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
810GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 176 177 177 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 166
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 175
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 26.5
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 29.2
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 111%

 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 2,282 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $669
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