MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	15.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '18 at 05:15
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 606 80% 601 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 18.5 16% 17.9 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 19 Splatting 20.4 15% 18.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 55 55 46 56 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 368 Write 198 Mixed 268 SusWrite 85.6 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 23.6 124% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 136 130% 198 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 821GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 174 177 179 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 176 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 179 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 4 4.7 5.5 4.3 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	7.22% Terrible	Read 33.6 Write 4.5 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 4.4 10% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.22% Great: 9%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABF050 500GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 459GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 29.4 Write 32.5 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 32.3 39% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 1x8GB 1,398 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 14.8 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.5 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 51%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,818x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	517x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	958x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	864x
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	208x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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