MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive119% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161122
Uptime10.7 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 03:40
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User LCA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 209
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 671
69% 556 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 138
Parallax 128
107% 132 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 117
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 262 264 264 258 255 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 474
Mixed 455
SusWrite 274
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 62.2
214% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 350
265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 119%
Great: 128%
Gigabyte UD PRO 256GB-$49
128GB free
Firmware: SAFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 281 286 286 288 287 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 455
Mixed 391
SusWrite 278
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 44.7
164% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 212
197% 305 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB
29GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 24 22 24 22 24 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 95.5
Write 28.7
Mixed 40.7
SusWrite 23.7
53% 47.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.8
113% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 31.4
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 44.3
SC Mixed 30
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 129%

 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 2,283 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: $658
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