MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime10.6 Days
Run DateJun 28 '23 at 10:13
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 224
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 423
51% 394 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
71.8% Very good
Lighting 95.7
Reflection 90.9
Parallax 79.1
78% 88.6 fps
MRender 65.7
Gravity 80.6
Splatting 72
60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Emtec X150 240GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 155 187 198 165 160 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 418
Write 226
Mixed 209
SusWrite 161
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 16.9
86% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 24.8
66% 139 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 88%
Kingston SNVS1000G 1TB
557GB free
Firmware: EDFK7N02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1005 1361 1491 1405 92 90 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 837
Write 1,503
Mixed 1,040
SusWrite 907
243% 1,072 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 53.7
188% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 672
DQ Write 883
DQ Mixed 809
602% 788 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 181%
Great: 246%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
765GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 171 172 178 185 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 69.2
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 172
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.M8FD Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
78% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 23.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 22.6
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78%
Great: 82%

 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 2,291 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $453
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