MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	187% 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 Drive	75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '21 at 01:00
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 768 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 254 Parallax 293 246% 283 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 245 Splatting 0.1 135% 189 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 66 40 106 67 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 482 Write 283 Mixed 334 SusWrite 98.8 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 34.5 146% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 43.3 DQ Mixed 42.3 51% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 100%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 2TB 3,733 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 181GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1883 1037 1041 1034 1038 926 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,542 Write 2,588 Mixed 1,754 SusWrite 1,160 399% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 87.3 293% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,457 DQ Write 1139 DQ Mixed 1,359 1,000% 1,319 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 578%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 737GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 166 169 170 170 170 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 101 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 168 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 609GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 146 149 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 163 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 148 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 109%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 422GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 72 73 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 85.8 Write 90.7 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 72.2 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FDD1 859B CT16G4DFD8213.C16FH1 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 71%

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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	1,171x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	337x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	565x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	255x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	58x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	213x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16