MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.2%, 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 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 @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 19:49
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 542 71% 536 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 150 Parallax 129 113% 139 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 485 Write 473 Mixed 296 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.4 194% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 176 181% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 36GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 279 129 92 103 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 479 Mixed 402 SusWrite 179 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 54.4 197% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 161 129% 187 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 202GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 96 94 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 178 Write 144 Mixed 104 SusWrite 94.9 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 184GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 200 171 109 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 193 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 165 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 168 166 166 166 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 166 Mixed 106 SusWrite 166 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 260% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 112%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 85GB free, PID 1000, Bar Plus Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 43 44 47 48 46 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 288 Write 69.3 Mixed 139 SusWrite 46 150% 136 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 10.4 964% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 17.4 DQ Write 17.6 DQ Mixed 11.9 1,068% 15.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27.9 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 28.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 104%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,836x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,208x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16