MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive112% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '17 at 05:56
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (100th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 225
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 678
68% 553 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Lighting 36.7
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 33.5
30% 32.6 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 34.1
Splatting 33.9
29% 35.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
646GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 395
Mixed 407
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 50.3
177% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 133
145% 245 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 176
Mixed 173
137% 182 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.17
65% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Hitachi HTS545032A7E680 320GB
141GB free
Firmware: GGBOAF10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 60.2
Write 70.8
Mixed 51.7
46% 60.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 1.19
4K Mixed 0.15
49% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.1
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 99%

 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 2,281 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: $669
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HDDRAMUSB
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