MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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!
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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	97.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161026
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '19 at 00:10
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$241 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 802 81% 659 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 20 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 46 69 133 41 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 637 Write 311 Mixed 393 SusWrite 84.7 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 53.7 207% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 19.6 DQ Mixed 19.2 30% 59.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 763GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 485 491 492 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 491 Mixed 468 SusWrite 489 111% 491 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 64.5 220% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP016GXLZU320BSA 2x16GB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 33.4 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

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

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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 $241Bench 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: $669

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16