MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	90.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161202
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 04:17
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 232 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 607 63% 506 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.8% Terrible	Lighting 8.1 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 8.56 7% 9.48 fps	MRender 11.7 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.4 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.8% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 147 Reflection 149 Parallax 131 120% 142 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 107 105% 121 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 76 77 70 65 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 383 Mixed 365 SusWrite 103 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.5 178% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 202 163% 223 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 363GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1598 997 593 588 596 592 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,843 Write 1,684 Mixed 648 SusWrite 827 279% 1,251 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 66 244% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,191 DQ Write 1,370 DQ Mixed 1010 836% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 215GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2253 784 784 799 809 809 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2470 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 1,040 420% 1,877 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 83.9 276% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 600 DQ Write 1,062 DQ Mixed 1,304 855% 988 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 393GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 182 158 176 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 157 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 176 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21.5 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	1,169x
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	563x
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	87x
Blue 250GBWD $81Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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