MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.4% 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	92.8% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 23:52
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (84^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 246 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 578 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.3% 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: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 53.9 Parallax 90 53% 69.6 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 46.7 46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 188 164 160 155 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 232 Mixed 241 SusWrite 175 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 38.7 162% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 242 198% 286 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 446 392 458 447 456 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 455 Mixed 372 SusWrite 435 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 49.7 172% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 851GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 442 386 458 447 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 447 Mixed 398 SusWrite 433 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 47.4 170% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 347 261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 (85^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.9 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 87%

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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	1,176x
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 $254	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 $176	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