MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics14.6% 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 Drive47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '19 at 19:11
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 519
69% 518 Pts
64-Core 511
32% 511 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Asus(1043 8446) 2GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.5
Reflection 16.2
Parallax 21.2
14% 18.3 fps
MRender 21.7
Gravity 20.5
Splatting 15.2
15% 19.1 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 53 87 26 63 192 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 351
Write 43.8
Mixed 134
SusWrite 85.1
33% 154 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 0.1
78% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 0.2
43% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
781GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 117 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 110
Write 112
Mixed 105
SusWrite 117
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.4
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 48%
Great: 90%

 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 2,279 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: $670
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