MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

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System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 18:47
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 810 88% 696 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 190 Parallax 189 140% 184 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 171 Splatting 119 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 58 32 32 38 51 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 469 Write 40.2 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 52.8 35% 163 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 16.2 89% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 76 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 21.7 49% 97.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 86%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 208GB free Firmware: 08TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 230 270 260 259 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 409 Write 267 Mixed 243 SusWrite 246 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 16.7 111% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 17.4 27% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 759GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 141 144 144 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 95.2 Write 64.5 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 143 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 1,517 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 32.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 115%

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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	2,831x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	962x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

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 $48Bench 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: $687

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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16