MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	80.8% 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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '18 at 19:54
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 601 80% 599 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 156 Parallax 128 110% 140 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 196 Splatting 134 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 228GB free Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2733 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 700 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 475 (AD) Unknown 100 100 589844 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 432 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5314	83.7% Excellent	Read 516 Write 352 Mixed 352 90% 407 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 10.1 107% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 38.9 88% 184 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 101%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 2665 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1008 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2078834230224 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 27 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 15 (AE) Unknown 100 100 569 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 50 214748364844 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2709 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1395878986053 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1842 (EA) Unknown 100 100 4528 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2615 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3349 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	80.8% Excellent	Read 513 Write 405 Mixed 306 90% 408 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 7.61 118% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.2 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 6.71 22% 45.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 25.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 88%

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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 $242Bench 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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Total price: $899

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 $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