MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive230% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170711
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 15:46
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 146
2-Core 287
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 577
68% 523 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
49.7% Average
Lighting 63
Reflection 61.7
Parallax 87.6
51% 70.8 fps
MRender 61.7
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 45
46% 58.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1361 542 550 512 541 542 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 1,435
Write 2276
Mixed 1,472
SusWrite 675
331% 1,464 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 81.5
275% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 569
DQ Write 1,496
DQ Mixed 1,013
779% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 230%
Great: 266%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
930GB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 208 208 206 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 168
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 206
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 118%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GR2133D464L15S/4G Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.2% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 13.7
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 42%

 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 2,285 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: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $503
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