MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '21 at 06:34
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 281 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 787 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% 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: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2782 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 155 Parallax 145 122% 150 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 155 Splatting 131 113% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% 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% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2661 Write 2,476 Mixed 1,871 520% 2,336 MB/s	4K Read 70.9 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 99.6 334% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,571 DQ Write 1,319 DQ Mixed 1,410 1,066% 1,434 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 114GB free Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 49 49 49 48 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 459 Write 370 Mixed 327 SusWrite 86.9 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 40.4 152% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 201 179% 268 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 132GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 103 102 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 198 Write 145 Mixed 108 SusWrite 102 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 252% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A1 5TB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 108 107 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 120 Write 105 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 109 137% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.7 260% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 68%

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% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 27.7 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.3% 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%

Aircraft carrier

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