MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.9% 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	139% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 10:03
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 96.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 208 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 323 42% 316 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 85.4 0% 51.6 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 56.8 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 176 118 163 116 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,071 Write 652 Mixed 537 SusWrite 164 134% 606 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 52.3 195% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 516 DQ Mixed 394 348% 524 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 144%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 19GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 143 142 140 138 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 325 Mixed 344 SusWrite 168 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 52.9 194% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 172 181% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 186GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 480 468 469 436 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 468 Mixed 441 SusWrite 433 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 59.8 207% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 20GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 146 126 133 138 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 106 Write 99.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 136 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 114%
WD 15EADS External 1.5TB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 126GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 33 Mixed 30 SusWrite 40.9 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 21%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 55GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 39 Write 36 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 39.7 48% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28.2 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 28.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93.5% 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	1,171x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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