MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive36% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170608
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '19 at 05:07
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 61.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 207
73% 133 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 651
64% 525 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.7% Very good
Lighting 81.9
Reflection 119
Parallax 104
67% 101 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 109
Splatting 93.5
81% 100 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 45 44 45 51 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 367
Write 38.8
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 58.3
28% 131 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 0.1
54% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 83.5
DQ Write 62.8
DQ Mixed 0.2
20% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36%
Great: 70%
APS-SL3N-240 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 104 106 103 107 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 448
Write 383
Mixed 338
SusWrite 146
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 28.7
115% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 209
186% 278 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
263GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 182 184 185 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 132
Write 134
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 183
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43.5% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 14.7
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 10.6
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 123
33% 123 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 83%

 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 2,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $678
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