MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.4% 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 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 14 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 80.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 256
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 763
73% 603 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.4% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 134
Parallax 109
100% 122 fps
MRender 94.4
Gravity 124
Splatting 98.9
86% 106 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
499GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 117 108 86 112 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 74
Write 166
Mixed 29
SusWrite 107
68% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.1
380% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.4% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 20.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 14.7
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 96%

 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 2,279 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: $670
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