MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	91.8% 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	47.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	38.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 02:24
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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 below expectations (6^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 216 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 448 50% 396 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 125 Parallax 106 98% 117 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 120 Splatting 77.8 80% 99.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 37 44 38 70 32 MB/s Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.2% Average	Read 178 Write 225 Mixed 162 SusWrite 50.9 35% 154 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 19.1 104% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 0.2 39% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 480GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 121 122 121 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 123 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 810GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 159 152 152 150 159 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 156 Write 154 Mixed 107 SusWrite 154 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 109%

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 way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 19.6 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 17.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 83%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,180x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 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	272x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16