MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.5% 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 Drive62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 23:56
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 90.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 260
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 838
82% 673 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.5% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 136
Parallax 123
98% 126 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 128
Splatting 115
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 38 44 42 33 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 465
Write 351
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 47.3
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 23
114% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 27.2
56% 113 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
200GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 117 116 118 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 127
Mixed 82
SusWrite 117
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 109%
WD Black 3TB (2012)-$205
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 129 128 129 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 144
Write 132
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 128
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.9
196% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C17-8GVR 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CD F4-2400C17-8GVR 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.3% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 24.9
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 22.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 82%

 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 2,300 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $458
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