MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateJul 01 '23 at 23:16
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 238
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 612
65% 518 Pts
64-Core 643
40% 643 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 137
Parallax 127
101% 129 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 131
Splatting 116
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 51 51 70 57 51 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
45% Average
Read 458
Write 50.7
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 64
34% 159 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 0.2
53% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 22.2
64% 136 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45%
Great: 70%
WDS100T1XHE-00AFY0 1TB
646GB free
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2077 1922 2057 1826 1860 1880 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
341% Outstanding
Read 2,513
Write 2,256
Mixed 2,169
SusWrite 1,937
499% 2,219 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 71.2
240% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,188
DQ Write 981
DQ Mixed 1,064
802% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 226%
This bench: 341%
Great: 607%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
491GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 148 146 148 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 122
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 147
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.3
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 25.9
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 81%
Great: 86%

 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 2,304 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: $458
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