MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (22%). 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '22 at 21:29
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 86.6 2-Core 213 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 519 56% 446 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.6% 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 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 112 Parallax 102 86% 107 fps	MRender 99.7 Gravity 103 Splatting 100 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 529GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,625 Write 1491 Mixed 1,208 321% 1,441 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 73 239% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 122 315% 670 MB/s
Poor: 140% Great: 311%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 22GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 449 Write 364 Mixed 321 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 38.4 139% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 113 130% 222 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 712GB free Firmware: CC38 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 72.7 Write 72.6 Mixed 58.6 51% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 8GB-$11 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1689 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 21 Write 1 Mixed 5.2 8% 9.07 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

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 (61^st percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 90%

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

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $234Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	343x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	246x

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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Total price: $457

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369