MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	143% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '18 at 22:59
Run Duration	85 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 783 85% 672 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 150 Parallax 122 102% 133 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 135 Splatting 112 99% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$376 4,705 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 903GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,585 Write 533 Mixed 807 213% 975 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 27.1 146% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 34.4 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 26.7 39% 69.9 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 246%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK4GX4M1D2400C14 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 78%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,826x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	388x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16