MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.6% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '19 at 11:08
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 819 88% 700 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1167) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	63.8% Good	Lighting 88.8 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 79.5 72% 85.4 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 80.4 Splatting 32.5 47% 61.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 64 63 63 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 502 Write 380 Mixed 350 SusWrite 106 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 35.5 159% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 181 163% 244 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 40GB free Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 479 474 299 155 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 462 Mixed 405 SusWrite 339 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 45.8 169% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 201 178% 263 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 617GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 178 174 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 182 Mixed 111 SusWrite 179 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer 2GB 501 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 7.1 7 6.5 7 7.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	7.9% Terrible	Read 30.1 Write 4 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 6.8 10% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.9% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3100, 3100, 3100, 3100 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 31.4 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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Gaming 88%

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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	1,172x
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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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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