MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.2% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '18 at 18:44
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 261 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 700 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 39.3 38% 39.6 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 10 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 74 70 128850395162 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1285	89.2% Excellent	Read 513 Write 434 Mixed 463 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 12.3 122% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 40.1 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 12.8 57% 120 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 90%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34387722669 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 960 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3458 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 567 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 962 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 962 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 184684970013 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	101% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 183 Mixed 160 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.23 111% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 143 143 67 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896829622 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 405 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2511 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 402 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 405 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 405 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 171800068125 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 181 Mixed 159 131% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.18 95% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 13,788 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 23.1 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 94%

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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	1,171x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	337x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	565x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	255x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	58x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	213x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x

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Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16