MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	126% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 14:23
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 778 85% 675 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% MSI(1462 3680) CLim: 1663 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 91.4 Parallax 198 106% 140 fps	MRender 90.6 Gravity 136 Splatting 131 99% 119 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 282 273 285 280 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 476 Mixed 353 SusWrite 294 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.7 232% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 304GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 487 493 495 495 496 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 470 Mixed 416 SusWrite 476 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65 222% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 351 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
USB2.0 Flash Disk 4GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	4.03% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 1 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1.1 4% 5.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.03% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB 4,460 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.1 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 89%

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

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $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 $45Bench 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 $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