MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 190
78% 132 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 443
61% 452 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 78.2
Reflection 77.8
Parallax 69.6
64% 75.2 fps
MRender 80.6
Gravity 73.5
Splatting 72.4
61% 75.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU655 120GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 359 406 391 388 309 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 390
Mixed 382
SusWrite 356
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 27.5
139% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 41.3
82% 161 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 93%
Great: 94%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
3GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 410
Write 357
Mixed 277
77% 348 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 23.8
130% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 135
128% 195 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
General UDisk 8GB
4GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.4 7.7 6 7.1 6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
7.13% Terrible
Read 19.2
Write 4.7
Mixed 6
SusWrite 6.5
10% 9.1 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
46% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.13%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB Kingston M378A1K43BB2-CRC 12GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 15.8
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%

 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: $678
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