MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 181% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 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	230% 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	71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	41.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 21:29
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 801 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Lighting 349 Reflection 306 Parallax 353 284% 336 fps	MRender 372 Gravity 272 Splatting 193 219% 279 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 148 14 24 11 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 324 Write 121 Mixed 291 SusWrite 47.2 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 39 149% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 20.4 68% 151 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 100%
Kingdian S280 1TB 769 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 727GB free Firmware: Q1211A SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 453 429 430 433 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 473 Mixed 414 SusWrite 441 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 62.7 212% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 126 158% 281 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 120%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 169GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 99 98 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 129 Write 110 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 97.2 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 109%
Samsung HD320KJ 320GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 298GB free Firmware: CP100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 77 77 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 75.3 Write 80.9 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 78 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 8394 MR[A/B]4U266GHHF16G KHX2400C15/8G 8394 MR[A/B]4U266GHHF16G 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2747, 2747, 2747, 2747 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 28.2 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 27.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 89%

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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	1,171x
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