MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 23:04
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 250 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 697 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FC) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 92.4 60% 76.8 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 46.8 50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 220 198 185 174 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 255 Mixed 250 SusWrite 198 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 37.8 165% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 234 196% 288 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 63GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 471 472 475 471 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 483 Mixed 368 SusWrite 422 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 64.9 217% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 157GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 217 74 81 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 472 Mixed 386 SusWrite 165 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.9 184% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 9,293 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

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

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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	1,176x
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	89x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16