MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	35.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '19 at 04:21
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 732 75% 608 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 143 Parallax 136 110% 138 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 132 Splatting 106 94% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 220GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 134 134 142 145 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 469 Write 424 Mixed 380 SusWrite 166 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 18.3 121% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 32.8 86% 178 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 86%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 64 78 125 51 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 294 Write 284 Mixed 372 SusWrite 88.4 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 0.1 55% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 83.1 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 26.5 37% 66.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 26GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 80 82 83 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 123 Write 121 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 81.5 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 162 160 167 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 146 Mixed 101 SusWrite 165 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 101%
WD My Passport 0830 2TB 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 340GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 68 68 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 67.8 Write 53.3 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 67.7 78% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 43%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 89 91 89 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 86.7 Write 87.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 89.9 106% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 62%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 38.5 Mixed 4.3 16% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 21.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 83%

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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	1,180x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	272x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	256x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	90x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	214x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16