MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '18 at 19:32
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 245 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 702 71% 574 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.1% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 111 Parallax 93.3 78% 99.9 fps	MRender 82.8 Gravity 79.7 Splatting 90.7 70% 84.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 221 206 234 184 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 368 Write 446 Mixed 321 SusWrite 227 77% 340 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 37.4 140% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 162 162% 257 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 349GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 478 478 485 488 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 420 Mixed 404 SusWrite 480 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 56.8 188% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 329GB free Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 852 851 852 854 852 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,895 Write 1868 Mixed 1,635 SusWrite 914 354% 1,578 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 72 257% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,419 DQ Write 1,103 DQ Mixed 1,265 945% 1,262 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 284%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 893GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 100 105 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 103 126% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 16.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 101%

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Typical Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) Builds (Compare 6,564 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,816x
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	863x
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	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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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