MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.7% 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	92% 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.

Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '20 at 08:41
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	97%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 90.9 2-Core 195 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 729 67% 558 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.7% Poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 89.1 Parallax 68.6 0% 52.6 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 82.2 Splatting 79.4 75% 94.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 159 86 115 113 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 345 Write 442 Mixed 254 SusWrite 129 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 40.1 168% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 563 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 343 279% 404 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 153%
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 65GB free Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 379 380 380 380 378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 930 Write 775 Mixed 628 SusWrite 400 153% 683 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 58.4 209% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 448 376% 547 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 153%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 132GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 312 314 315 317 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 481 Mixed 409 SusWrite 328 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.3 206% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 353 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 434 446 452 451 446 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 451 SusWrite 442 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.1 206% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 122%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 494GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 139 138 138 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 134 Write 138 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 139 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 207% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 169 169 170 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 66 SusWrite 166 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.M8FJ 4x8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 28.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

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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	1,176x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	567x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	271x
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	89x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16