MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	184% 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 Drive	201% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '22 at 21:42
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	48%

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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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 238 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 617 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	184% Outstanding	Lighting 266 Reflection 244 Parallax 268 217% 260 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 222 Splatting 164 182% 232 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$54 5,987 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1105 914 150 119 117 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,125 Write 1,152 Mixed 1,116 SusWrite 418 214% 953 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 83.7 283% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 906 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 811 652% 912 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 239%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 401GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1996 572 268 186 152 210 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,416 Write 1,914 Mixed 1,659 SusWrite 564 313% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 87.2 294% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,523 DQ Write 1,200 DQ Mixed 1,321 999% 1,348 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 365%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 157 156 159 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 136 Write 116 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 157 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.3 404% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 928GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 97 101 101 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 97.3 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 101 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 57%
Seagate FireCuda HDD Hub 8TB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 181 175 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 136 Write 158 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 177 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 212% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 98%

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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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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 $40	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