MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82% 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 Drive93.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161026
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJun 26 '19 at 22:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 249
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 670
69% 556 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 108
Parallax 91.1
84% 101 fps
MRender 92.4
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 96.3
78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 187 203 211 166 218 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 346
Write 226
Mixed 294
SusWrite 198
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 49.3
180% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 163
149% 229 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 95%
WL1000GSA6454G 1TB
449GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 52 53 55 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 61.8
Write 64.7
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 52.8
44% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR2 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 12GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.2% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 17.2
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 19.1
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 57%

 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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