MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '18 at 18:44
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 243 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 495 64% 482 Pts	64-Core 509 32% 509 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199 18,014 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Sapphire(174B E331) CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.2 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 82 Reflection 58 Parallax 77.3 67% 72.5 fps	MRender 51 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 67.3 45% 53.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 135GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7475 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 320 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 9 (AE) Unknown 100 100 274 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 54 197569675297 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3268549993 (F7) Unknown 100 100 102339048 (F8) Unknown 100 100 95606512 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1918 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	61.5% Good	Read 458 Write 328 Mixed 338 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 29.4 4K Mixed 19.7 71% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22.1 DQ Write 38 DQ Mixed 10.7 14% 23.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 99%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4393455340 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 -65936337914093 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 966 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 817 (B1) Unknown 0 0 96 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 45 1013615231005 (C2) HDA temperature 29 45 1013615231005 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 115 115 4393455340 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 115 115 4393455340 (CC) Soft ECC correction 115 115 4393455340 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 93 93 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 38883 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11856 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11856 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7922	46.2% Average	Read 489 Write 82.8 Mixed 131 50% 234 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 14.4 64% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 84.7 DQ Mixed 10.6 20% 37.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 73%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 883GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 85 (03) Spinup time 126 126 38687146478 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2305 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 30260 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 547 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2424 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2424 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 231929413665 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	75.6% Very good	Read 133 Write 130 Mixed 104 92% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.36 100% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.4 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 86%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,167x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	336x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	563x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	254x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	87x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	57x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	212x
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: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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