MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.2% 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	85.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '21 at 00:41
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 195 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 588 62% 495 Pts	64-Core 633 39% 633 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 2673) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.62 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.2% Poor	Lighting 31.5 Reflection 35 Parallax 41.5 26% 36 fps	MRender 45.9 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 35.2 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SH920 mSATA 256GB 756 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10104L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 205 313 299 285 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 458 Write 317 Mixed 265 SusWrite 278 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 28 121% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 220 188% 278 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 225GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 292 292 292 293 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 476 Mixed 360 SusWrite 308 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.7 211% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7LH1T9HMLT-00005 2TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2TB free Firmware: HXT7404Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 472 469 480 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 442 Mixed 400 SusWrite 470 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.6 165% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 72GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 72 72 71 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 79.6 Write 80.1 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 71 57% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 105%

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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 $131	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