MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	139% 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 Drive	228% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '23 at 23:52
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	77%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 83.3 2-Core 146 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 553 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$385 21,427 User benchmarks, average bench 145% PNY(196E 13DD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	139% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 164 Parallax 186 158% 181 fps	MRender 245 Gravity 148 Splatting 111 130% 168 fps
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 157%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 771 740 736 727 721 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 2,301 Write 2,047 Mixed 1,713 SusWrite 730 380% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 54.7 197% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 511 DQ Mixed 735 533% 699 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 346%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 22.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	165	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0C09 XF243Y P

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Gaming 88%

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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	1,199x
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 $77Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16