MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '20 at 09:11
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 503 67% 501 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 56.4 37% 44.7 fps	MRender 31 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 40.2 32% 38 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 66 78 77 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 85 Write 84.3 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 77.4 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 57%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 127GB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 100GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 15 14 15 17 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 11 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 15 24% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 95% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 13%
HGST HTS545050A7 500GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 210GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 89 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 86.8 Write 86.8 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 89.2 100% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 28.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 96%

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

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,823x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	518x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	959x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	387x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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