MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87% 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 Drive89% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 08:55
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 741
76% 613 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36CD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1665 MHz, MLim: 1792 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 133
Parallax 114
87% 118 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 108
Splatting 105
87% 107 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SH920 mSATA 256GB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10104L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 314 263 265 286 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 492
Write 322
Mixed 284
SusWrite 273
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 29.9
128% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 218
190% 284 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 89%
Great: 86%
Samsung MZ7LH1T9HMLT-00005 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: HXT7404Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 461 480 484 487 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 491
Mixed 436
SusWrite 456
107% 475 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 50.3
178% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 120%
Great: 120%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
198GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 296 294 294 295 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 483
Mixed 426
SusWrite 301
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 65.1
223% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 30.2
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.7
88% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 105%

 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 2,287 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $453
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