MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 180%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 153%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics221% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.7% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
21 months ago, 21 months ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '22 at 04:22
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 210
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 676
69% 557 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Lighting 327
Reflection 309
Parallax 342
267% 326 fps
MRender 369
Gravity 266
Splatting 200
219% 278 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 221%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 470 474 476 471 470 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 427
Mixed 429
SusWrite 471
103% 455 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.3
210% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010410
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 262 256 255 247 244 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 384
Write 275
Mixed 251
SusWrite 254
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 34.3
151% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 266
208% 288 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
176GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 159
Write 152
Mixed 87.6
SusWrite 107
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 20
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 2,284 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $523
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HDDRAMUSB
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