MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	48.7% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '17 at 05:04
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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 i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 139 2-Core 249 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 767 77% 627 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 71 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 32 (A5) Unknown 100 100 25772228635 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 55 193273528354 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 38655098889 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 101 (EA) Unknown 100 100 254 (F1) Unknown 253 253 196 (F2) Unknown 253 253 196 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	48.7% Average	Read 494 Write 244 Mixed 193 68% 311 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 12.6 4K Mixed 2.21 36% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 3.03 29% 64.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 131 131 17199399194 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 30 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 85 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 30 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 30 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 167504904225 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	106% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 188 Mixed 166 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.22 91% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 23 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 97%

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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	1,187x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	341x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	274x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	258x

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	215x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16