MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	167% 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.
Boot Drive	84.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '19 at 20:50
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 267 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 732 74% 597 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487); EVGA Gefore RTX 2080TI FTW3 CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 238 Parallax 265 190% 246 fps	MRender 278 Gravity 230 Splatting 148 171% 219 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB 2,469 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 70 97 82 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 486 Write 399 Mixed 268 SusWrite 112 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 47.7 169% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 39.2 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 99.7 88% 126 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 98%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 78GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 92 96 94 85 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 486 Write 398 Mixed 359 SusWrite 112 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 24.1 128% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.9 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 24.1 32% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 71%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 784GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 443 468 470 477 474 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 477 Mixed 452 SusWrite 454 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.6 203% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 43.8 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 62.3 54% 76 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 819GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 161 161 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 183 Mixed 31 SusWrite 161 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 30.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 119%

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

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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