MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (56%). 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	2.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 21:00
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 221 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 488 56% 434 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.4% 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: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85% Excellent	Lighting 126 Reflection 114 Parallax 124 102% 121 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 117 Splatting 0.2 51% 71.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 87 51 83 64 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 309 Write 314 Mixed 295 SusWrite 79 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 15 65% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 33.9 56% 108 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 70%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 151GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 923 689 657 629 595 569 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,811 Write 1,571 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 677 298% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.8 205% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,178 DQ Write 777 DQ Mixed 895 690% 950 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 380GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 128 138 140 146 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 160 Write 130 Mixed 87 SusWrite 141 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 17 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	4%	28	19	8	144	34.1"	2752 1152	GSM774B LG ULTRAGEAR

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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	1,177x
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 $260	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