MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive280% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171116
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 16:29
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 796
80% 649 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 125
Parallax 142
109% 134 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 119
Splatting 104
107% 135 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 298 302 301 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2505
Write 1478
Mixed 1,056
SusWrite 480
304% 1,380 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 89.3
314% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 974
DQ Write 1,408
DQ Mixed 997
808% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 280%
Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
48GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 156 155 157 156 155 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 492
Mixed 420
SusWrite 188
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 66.1
228% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 354
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 119%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
97GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 106 114 105 114 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 111
Write 104
Mixed 72
SusWrite 109
73% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 28.1
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 32.3
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 2,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $678
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HDDRAMUSB
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