MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 06:15
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 313 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 868 86% 699 Pts	64-Core 870 54% 870 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6265) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2127 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 77.4 Reflection 77.4 Parallax 68.4 63% 74.4 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 70.6 59% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$45 6,819 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 656 Write 669 Mixed 538 139% 621 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 51.9 185% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 297 235% 323 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 140%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 131GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 79 78 79 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 72 Mixed 73 SusWrite 78.4 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 893GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 186 187 187 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 175 Mixed 100 SusWrite 186 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 306GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 98 97 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 90.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 97 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 63%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 132 130 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 87 SusWrite 130 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 83%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 407GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 131 131 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 131 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Samsung M378A1K43BB2-CRC 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.9% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.8 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 74%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,819x
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 $94Bench 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: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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