MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 12:14
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 694 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 154 Parallax 133 122% 145 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 144 Splatting 112 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3692 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 417 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 -1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 10 (AA) Unknown 100 100 20 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4194418 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 -1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 54 (C2) HDA temperature 65 43 244814184483 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 93 (E9) Unknown 100 100 14182 (F1) Unknown 100 100 11955 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10028 (F4) Unknown 100 100 64 (F5) Unknown 100 100 114 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2805088	62.9% Good	Read 434 Write 290 Mixed 227 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 8.5 84% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 36.4 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 3.98 29% 63.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 71 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896698552 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1929 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3690 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 413 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1931 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1931 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 253404119078 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 180 Mixed 179 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 0.87 4K Mixed 0.21 71% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 22.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 25.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 83%

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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	1,171x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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