MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

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	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 18:18
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 849 84% 683 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gainward(10B0 1E07) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 238 Parallax 273 197% 251 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 234 Splatting 155 174% 222 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 312 Mixed 223 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 39.8 168% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 111 137% 244 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 50GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 194 190 180 184 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 491 Mixed 411 SusWrite 217 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.8 227% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 419GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2266 621 627 628 627 627 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 2,358 Mixed 1,369 SusWrite 899 398% 1,783 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 90.4 306% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 1,253 947% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 252GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 147 148 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 170 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 148 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27.3 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 32.1 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,819x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
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	864x
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	386x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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