MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.1% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	19.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 05:34
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 110 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 570 58% 471 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.9% Very good	Lighting 95.8 Reflection 100 Parallax 88.7 78% 94.9 fps	MRender 79.5 Gravity 84.3 Splatting 86.8 69% 83.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$128 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 372 85 66 65 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 429 Mixed 379 SusWrite 174 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 53.6 177% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 346 259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 304GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 152 Write 132 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 101 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 419GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 110 106 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 141 Write 152 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 108 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 25.2 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 20.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 97%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,167x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	336x
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	254x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	87x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 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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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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