MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	202% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 11:36
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 447 60% 445 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E349) CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.9.2 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.6% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 58.3 Parallax 63.5 35% 54.9 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 48 Splatting 42.4 40% 49.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 167 152 137 198 162 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 3,059 Write 772 Mixed 306 SusWrite 216 233% 1,088 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 44.9 168% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 63.7 124% 249 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 332%
Intel SSDSC2KF512H6 SATA 512GB 543 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 150GB free Firmware: LBFD07N SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 118 117 124 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 436 Write 356 Mixed 337 SusWrite 143 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 39.4 139% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 135 124% 194 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 89%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 121GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 181 148 153 216 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 396 Write 267 Mixed 271 SusWrite 184 208% 280 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 7.7 2,602% 17.3 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 29.3 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 24.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	75	27"	1280 720	ACR058F Acer KG271

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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