MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170711
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '22 at 15:55
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 510 69% 512 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1345) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75% Very good	Lighting 93.6 Reflection 91.6 Parallax 85.8 76% 90.3 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 82.6 Splatting 74.7 72% 90.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 256GB 864 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,414 Write 1,580 Mixed 1,495 404% 1,830 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 85 276% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,006 DQ Write 442 DQ Mixed 309 339% 586 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 260%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 5GB free Firmware: UE360000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 435 Write 273 Mixed 116 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 10.2 64% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 32.9 DQ Mixed 20 29% 56.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 53%
Polion 1TB 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 368GB free Firmware: HPS2818D SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 411 417 453 450 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 412 Mixed 357 SusWrite 426 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 13 128% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 15.4 76% 169 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 490GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 97 96 95 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 96.9 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 95.7 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 63%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 76GB free, PID ce21 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 53.9 Write 35.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 41.4 49% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 30.8 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 29.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,186x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	339x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	569x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	273x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	257x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	90x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	59x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	214x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	67x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16