MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	243% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '18 at 07:08
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 275 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 796 77% 634 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 71.7 60% 73.8 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 71 58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,040 Write 1,186 Mixed 1,408 342% 1,545 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 57.7 222% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 556 DQ Write 375 DQ Mixed 238 239% 390 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 247%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 172 169 6391 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 16229 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12753 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 87 87 13378 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 111 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 194 194 19735 (C2) HDA temperature 121 107 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	61.1% Good	Read 106 Write 107 Mixed 104 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.19 72% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 67%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 93.8 Write 87.7 Mixed 72.9 107% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.18 79% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 40%
WDC WD64 00AACS-00G8B0 640GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 596GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.4% Below average	Read 81.7 Write 79 Mixed 60.7 93% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.34 4K Mixed 0.28 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 37%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 USB 3.0 32GB-$102 362 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 18GB free, PID 168e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 77 Write 21.6 Mixed 22.5 41% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.66 4K Write 0.47 4K Mixed 0.03 38% 2.05 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 28.3 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 33.1 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,172x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	337x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	565x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	255x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	58x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	213x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16