MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	263% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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

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

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '20 at 21:30
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 257 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 747 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 149 Parallax 140 118% 145 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 138 Splatting 108 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1233 849 852 853 856 855 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,015 Write 2,109 Mixed 1684 SusWrite 916 377% 1,681 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 72.5 255% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,204 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 1,062 799% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 288%
Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 9,415 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 1.5TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2578 2629 2612 2629 2642 2612 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 1,153 Write 2,506 Mixed 1,402 SusWrite 2,617 438% 1,919 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 83.1 289% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1279 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,227 908% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 368%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 162GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 107 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 01BA 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 01BA 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.6% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 76%

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

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,183x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 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	273x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16