MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161202
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 16:39
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 as expected (46^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 86.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 678 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 130 Parallax 121 102% 125 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 130 Splatting 110 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,904 Write 2,026 Mixed 1,632 414% 1,854 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 67.4 238% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,382 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 1,218 922% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 296%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 112GB free Firmware: UF5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 95 88 125 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 430 Write 335 Mixed 305 SusWrite 144 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 19.2 80% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 96.5 DQ Mixed 44.4 50% 85.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 74GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 120 94 89 89 84 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	73% Very good	Read 478 Write 434 Mixed 326 SusWrite 143 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 25.8 118% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 135 123% 193 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 473GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 173 175 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 147 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 173 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 661GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 184 188 187 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 148 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 190 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.2 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	7.19% Terrible	Read 21.1 Write 14 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 4 16% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.6 130% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.19% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$74 9,729 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 20.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 87%

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Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

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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Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $176	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