MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '20 at 14:20
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 519 70% 523 Pts	64-Core 531 33% 531 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 37.3 32% 41 fps	MRender 56.5 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 51.9 41% 49.4 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$53 1,572 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8TM52.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 101 93 82 67 67 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.1% Average	Read 186 Write 223 Mixed 129 SusWrite 88.6 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 9.5 56% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 448 DQ Mixed 121 170% 310 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 529GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 146 146 147 148 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 176 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 147 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 16GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 27.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 84%

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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	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	565x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
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	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $503

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16