MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '19 at 01:43
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$242 712,312 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)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 254 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 726 71% 584 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.6% Good	Lighting 79.1 Reflection 91.3 Parallax 74.1 64% 81.5 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 78.9 Splatting 96.5 76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 102 120 90 114 102 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 343 Write 127 Mixed 188 SusWrite 110 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 19.7 79% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 34 69% 136 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 613GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 149 149 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 145 Mixed 105 SusWrite 149 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 109%
WD Gaming Drive 4TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free, PID 261e Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 110 109 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 124 Write 106 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 109 136% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.7 260% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 515GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 108 116% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 01BA 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 01BA 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 32GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.3% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 25.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 22.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
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	862x
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	207x
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: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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