MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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.

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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 07:44
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$235 712,312 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)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 795 85% 677 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 148 Parallax 142 111% 142 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 414 Mixed 390 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.8 202% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 11GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 507 Write 485 Mixed 382 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52 192% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 171 180% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 9GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 92 102 94 104 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 29 Write 36.8 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 93.2 39% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 76GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 36 Write 35.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 40.4 27% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 104%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 9GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 11 9.4 9.4 9.3 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 20 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 13 28% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.2 213% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 28 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 32.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,844x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,214x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	970x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	871x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	212x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	184x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	223x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16