MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	196% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '19 at 00:28
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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)	97% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 579 77% 579 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB 2,610 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 724GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 882 901 899 564 498 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,057 Write 792 Mixed 481 SusWrite 771 173% 775 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 50.7 221% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1014 DQ Write 809 DQ Mixed 738 600% 854 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 201%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 115GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 368 342 234 198 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 453 Mixed 396 SusWrite 282 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 68.1 229% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 216GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 687 777 818 878 882 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,077 Write 920 Mixed 509 SusWrite 784 184% 822 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 57.2 208% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 467 DQ Write 660 DQ Mixed 408 352% 512 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 332%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 161 160 159 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 127 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 159 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 28.1 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 26.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 88%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,818x
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 $295	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