MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '19 at 16:52
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 758 79% 635 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.88% Terrible	Lighting 8.17 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.28 7% 9.48 fps	MRender 12.4 Gravity 7.33 Splatting 16.3 10% 12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.88% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3779) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,461 Write 1,247 Mixed 976 342% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 84.1 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 1,011 764% 1,018 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB-$79 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 36GB free Firmware: M311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 331 330 333 328 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 331 Mixed 281 SusWrite 325 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 32 138% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 240 207% 306 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 95%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 642GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 149 153 157 149 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 164 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 153 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.4 201% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 122 125 117 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 124 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 30.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,169x
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	563x
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	87x
Blue 250GBWD $81Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	57x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	212x
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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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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