MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics46.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 17:11
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 73.9
2-Core 190
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 405
51% 388 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.5% Average
Lighting 56.9
Reflection 63.6
Parallax 71.8
46% 64.1 fps
MRender 64.2
Gravity 55
Splatting 53.6
47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HDWU120 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: ACK0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 50 49 60 64 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 65
Write 43.7
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 55.4
34% 47.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.3
76% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 21.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 23
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 92%

 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 2,283 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: $658
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