MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 03:53
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 769 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 143 Parallax 142 112% 141 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 142 Splatting 130 108% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2652 Write 2,456 Mixed 1,830 514% 2,313 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 95.2 321% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,435 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 1,331 1,001% 1,338 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 150GB free Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 49 49 49 49 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 498 Write 451 Mixed 370 SusWrite 87.9 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 40.9 156% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 208 190% 288 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 603GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 166 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 122 Mixed 113 SusWrite 166 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 27.7 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 27.7 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 86%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,177x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	567x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	256x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	90x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	214x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16