MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.8% 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	157% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '19 at 03:36
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 617 81% 611 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 113 Parallax 95.3 82% 103 fps	MRender 98.3 Gravity 96.3 Splatting 100 81% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 75GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 133 133 134 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 422 Write 153 Mixed 193 SusWrite 133 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 40.6 171% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 130 109% 158 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 73%
Patriot Scorch M2 256GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 839 880 684 265 267 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 765 Write 881 Mixed 784 SusWrite 533 167% 741 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 54.4 203% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 717 DQ Mixed 590 476% 669 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 151%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 103GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 459 391 383 412 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 455 Mixed 383 SusWrite 420 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 70.7 240% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 270 215% 303 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 24.6 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.8 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 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 $241Bench 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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Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16