MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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	103% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	May 22 '20 at 19:54
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 254 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 737 71% 587 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 146 Parallax 145 124% 148 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 131 Splatting 106 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 242 246 216 241 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 440 Mixed 390 SusWrite 246 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 48.4 172% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 200GB free Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 256 238 239 240 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 446 Mixed 399 SusWrite 250 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 50.7 172% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$235 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 390 452 457 460 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 474 Mixed 438 SusWrite 426 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 68.1 228% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 297GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 174 173 174 174 173 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 136 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 171 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 291GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 136 135 135 136 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 144 Write 101 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 133 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 113%

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	65.3% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.3% 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 $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