MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	351% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 20:05
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 540 72% 539 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1266) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 97.2 Parallax 89.8 90% 99.3 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 93 Splatting 82.8 76% 94.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 999 1512 1529 1535 1530 1509 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 2,340 Mixed 1,842 SusWrite 1,436 458% 2,041 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 92.2 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,642 DQ Write 1,350 DQ Mixed 1,313 1,033% 1435 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 410%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 66GB free Firmware: CS900208 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 165 166 165 166 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 426 Write 443 Mixed 297 SusWrite 178 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 24.9 136% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 132 134% 211 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 445GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 147 146 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 156 Write 146 Mixed 104 SusWrite 146 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 178GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 95 95 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 80.6 Write 81 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 94.8 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 101%
Asmt ASM1153E 1TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 273GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 68 69 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 62.9 Write 67.6 Mixed 50 SusWrite 68.8 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 121%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 288GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 127 Write 129 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 102 151% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 KHX2400C15D4/4G 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 24GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 80%

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Gaming 88%

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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	1,171x
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	565x
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	88x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	58x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	213x
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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Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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