MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.3% 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	226% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 01:28
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 580 78% 582 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 53.8 Parallax 43.8 38% 48.1 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 46.7 Splatting 60.9 48% 58.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 284 284 281 280 282 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2069 Write 1,304 Mixed 531 SusWrite 334 233% 1,059 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 60 246% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1065 DQ Write 1,120 DQ Mixed 798 681% 994 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 185GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 469 284 254 255 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 487 Mixed 390 SusWrite 330 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 45.4 174% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 326 247% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 99%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 91GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 142 142 142 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 488 Mixed 397 SusWrite 169 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 59.3 220% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 175 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 674GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 199 201 202 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 165 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 199 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 30.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 17.2 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 96%

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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	2,834x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	964x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16