MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	27 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 00:21
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 251 80% 147 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 407 52% 391 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 148 Parallax 126 112% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 500GB 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 260 233 234 231 233 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 451 Mixed 381 SusWrite 266 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58 194% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 135%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 154 155 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 165 Mixed 84 SusWrite 156 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 89%
BUFFALO HD-PEU2 500GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 430GB free, PID 0157 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 29.8 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 39.7 47% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%
BUFFALO HD-PNTU3 1TB 776 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 606GB free, PID 01e7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 80.3 Write 78 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 79.9 95% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 104%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,813x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	516x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	861x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	386x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16