MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (GTX 1070 = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 12 days ago, 11 days ago, 10 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 06:27
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i3-7350K-$194 1,365 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	SC Int 125 SC Float 133 SC Mixed 128 103% 129 Pts	QC Int 305 QC Float 365 QC Mixed 338 76% 336 Pts	MC Int 306 MC Float 365 MC Mixed 341 50% 337 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$104 32,604 User benchmarks, average bench 28% XFX(1682 9460) CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 81.7 Parallax 98 26% 86.1 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 78.6 31% 73.2 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 31%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: TG20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 217 203 226 230 220 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 306 Write 224 Mixed 274 SusWrite 216 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 17.4 4K Mixed 21.3 77% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 76.5 72% 117 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FDR2 2x8GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	43.2% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 106%

UFO

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $390Bench 95%, 247,378 samples	4,699x
Core i5-7600KIntel $250Bench 90%, 81,787 samples	2,711x
Core i7-7700Intel $320Bench 82%, 77,913 samples	505x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 122%, 396,708 samples	1,937x
GTX 1070Nvidia $315Bench 98%, 520,403 samples	1,861x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $220Bench 71%, 510,129 samples	1,795x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $78Bench 105%, 359,537 samples	1,044x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $105Bench 113%, 300,271 samples	589x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 54%, 6,324 samples	408x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 87%, 157,492 samples	1,034x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 6,650 samples	412x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $94Bench 73%, 39,511 samples	365x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1070 $315	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $78
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $148	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $220	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $105
Intel Core i5-8600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $110	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $750	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $120	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12