MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	271% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 20:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 605 79% 593 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 147 Parallax 126 114% 138 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 134 Splatting 107 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1308 314 297 306 306 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,417 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,141 SusWrite 473 304% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 84.9 292% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1,484 DQ Mixed 1,007 825% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 280%
Kingdian S280-240GB 240GB 2,188 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 55GB free Firmware: Q0524A SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 331 290 290 291 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 407 Mixed 362 SusWrite 274 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 57.3 200% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 102 143% 263 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 772GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 107 106 107 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 106 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBR1 2x8GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 23.9 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 25.3 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 87%

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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 $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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Value: 68% - Good

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 $182	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) $30	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