MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.9% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '17 at 01:32
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 790 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 70 Parallax 68.9 59% 70.4 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 71.5 58% 71 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 486 Write 334 Mixed 336 85% 385 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 24.6 119% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 33.9 76% 157 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 95%
V Series SATA SSD 120GB 3,411 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 37GB free Firmware: V3.10 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 420 Write 370 Mixed 399 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 3.77 94% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 78.1 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 4.25 45% 101 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 85%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 140 Write 145 Mixed 138 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.02 4K Write 0.53 4K Mixed 0.04 15% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 100%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 178 Write 135 Mixed 111 105% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 0.18 4K Mixed 0.08 20% 0.14 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 110%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 28.6 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 104%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,813x
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	957x
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: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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