MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.86% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive125% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '20 at 05:30
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 253
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 711
76% 606 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.86% Terrible
Lighting 8.17
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 8.19
7% 9.22 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.86%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 307 309 310 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 434
Mixed 376
SusWrite 323
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 65.6
230% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 125%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 96 95 96 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 93.5
Write 96.2
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 96.2
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.2% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.8
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 2,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $669
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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