MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	84.4% 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 15:25
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 846 88% 710 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 148 Parallax 129 111% 138 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 214 218 223 216 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 481 Write 231 Mixed 154 SusWrite 217 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 25.3 132% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 57.9 106% 213 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 77GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 12 14 16 17 19 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.4% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 90 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 66.2 15% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 8.2 34% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 7.7 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 12.5 9% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 684GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 200 202 202 200 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 144 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 200 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 141 139 139 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 113 Mixed 29 SusWrite 139 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 27.3 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 32.4 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

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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	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
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	862x
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: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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