MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	326% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '18 at 23:05
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (91^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 737 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 188 Parallax 175 143% 180 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 174 Splatting 123 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 699GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 1902 2026 1820 1849 1876 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,206 Mixed 1,387 SusWrite 1,756 442% 1,971 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 69 239% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 961 724% 972 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 425%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 171GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 309 313 313 315 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 319 Mixed 296 SusWrite 313 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.9 160% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 148 140% 214 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 97%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 677GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 106 106 107 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 130 Write 108 Mixed 84 SusWrite 106 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 25.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 89%

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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