MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.8% 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	302% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 18:34
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 244 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 651 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 59.7 49% 59.7 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 59.8 49% 59.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 799GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1536 1587 1597 1644 1644 1601 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,790 Write 1,652 Mixed 1,334 SusWrite 1,601 359% 1,594 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 83.8 283% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,060 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 435 480% 810 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 311%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 22GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 63 60 56 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 487 Write 369 Mixed 324 SusWrite 86.2 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 41.7 155% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 107 127% 221 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 719GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 68 66 68 67 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 66.6 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 25.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 3R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	38%	32	303	228	60	31.5"	1440 1080	AOC3202 32G2WG8

History: Score 14: 1R 3G 0B | Score 30: 3R 3G 6B

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	343x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	247x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	575x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	276x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	265x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	94x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	90x
Blue 250GBWD $86Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	216x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	123x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

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