MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	44.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '18 at 04:09
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 229 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 803 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 147 Parallax 126 108% 135 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 128 Splatting 108 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2601 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 767 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 -1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 11 (AA) Unknown 100 100 21 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2031686 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 -1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C2) HDA temperature 68 58 180389806112 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 96 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5312 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4164 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5958 (F4) Unknown 100 100 31 (F5) Unknown 100 100 70 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1388288	62.7% Good	Read 267 Write 312 Mixed 21.2 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 3.64 78% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 13.3 78% 181 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 100%
Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL 2TB 313 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 123 Write 117 Mixed 93.9 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.65 4K Write 4.61 4K Mixed 0.57 217% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 461GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896698548 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 860 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2606 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 763 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 869 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 869 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 201864577054 (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	55% Above average	Read 109 Write 82.1 Mixed 108 76% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.19 71% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 931GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 61.5 118% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.24 84% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 65%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 75GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 141 Write 37.4 Mixed 48.7 77% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.12 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.56 85% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/16G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/16G KHX2400C15/8G 48GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 26.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 84%

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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	1,173x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	566x
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	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $503

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16