MSI H270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.6% 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 Drive243% 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.
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 H270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateDec 02 '20 at 12:16
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 257
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 705
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
MSI(1462 8D90) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 101
Parallax 92.4
83% 98.5 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 92.9
Splatting 79.7
73% 90.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 264 266 268 267 270 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 2,278
Write 1,131
Mixed 1,095
SusWrite 290
264% 1,198 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 89.4
301% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 1,000
DQ Mixed 645
561% 823 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 243%
Great: 244%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 136 138 136 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 129
Write 133
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 138
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
175GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 80 80 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 79
Write 76.6
Mixed 59.6
SusWrite 79.8
54% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 166 168 166 168 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 146
Write 104
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 164
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.1% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 21.6
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 23.8
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 494 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $423
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