MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	319% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 14:50
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 519 72% 530 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.2% 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 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 195 Parallax 180 145% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 178 Splatting 125 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 496GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 738 833 836 738 586 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,052 Write 864 Mixed 658 SusWrite 723 185% 824 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 47 177% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 440 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 465 379% 528 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 445%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 921 669 662 669 663 662 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,547 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,688 SusWrite 708 407% 1,824 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 95.5 319% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,847 DQ Write 1,538 DQ Mixed 1,636 1,241% 1,674 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 340%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB 5,441 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 20GB free Firmware: SBFM50.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 1.1 17 114 44 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 469 Write 296 Mixed 322 SusWrite 70.3 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 34.3 147% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 188 170% 257 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 82%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 857GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 121 120 119 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 123 Write 118 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 119 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 30.2 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 32.5 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

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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 $184	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) $35	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