MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	52.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161202
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '24 at 22:00
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	30%

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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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 493 52% 418 Pts	64-Core 495 31% 495 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.6% Very good	Lighting 98.9 Reflection 99.8 Parallax 92.8 81% 97.2 fps	MRender 87 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 91.4 75% 91.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 69 61 61 59 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 417 Write 412 Mixed 354 SusWrite 67.2 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 39.1 130% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 318 244% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 134%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 431GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 105 106 106 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 104 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 86%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 162 160 157 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 155 Mixed 102 SusWrite 159 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X16GE2666C15D8 4x16GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67.6% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.7 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 143%

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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	49	14	165	31.5"	2560 1387	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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	1,183x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	273x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	256x

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	214x
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 i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16