MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	96.6% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

7 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	61.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '17 at 23:14
Run Duration	89 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 519 69% 519 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 368.39 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 158 Parallax 135 124% 149 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 145 Splatting 114 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512S2G 512GB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 9 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 83 (F1) Unknown 100 100 994 (F2) Unknown 100 100 506	96.6% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 478 Mixed 491 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 34.7 129% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 22.9 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 16.5 58% 117 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 4x16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 26.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 80%

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

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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