MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	255% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '21 at 02:18
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i7-7700-$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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 116 2-Core 227 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 615 63% 507 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$235 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 90.8 Reflection 88.4 Parallax 83.7 74% 87.6 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 81.3 Splatting 72.4 71% 88.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 76%

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% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 867 841 761 665 604 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,266 Write 1,917 Mixed 1,551 SusWrite 788 364% 1,631 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 77.4 250% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 733 DQ Mixed 912 670% 883 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 355%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$33 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 57GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 90 105 66 67 66 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 457 Write 265 Mixed 302 SusWrite 123 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 28.7 125% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 168 150% 222 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 117GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 144 143 142 141 144 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 165 Write 125 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 142 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 895GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 135 133 131 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 138 Write 139 Mixed 20 SusWrite 135 141% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung CL16-16-16 D4-2133 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 20.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 88%

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Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,183x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	273x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16