MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 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	109% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '19 at 19:50
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 237 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 469 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1189 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.5 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 33.3 20% 27.1 fps	MRender 32 Gravity 29.1 Splatting 24.8 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 386 322 231 208 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 478 Mixed 350 SusWrite 290 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.9 178% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 329 256% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 18GB free Firmware: Q0913A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 515 Write 450 Mixed 444 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58.5 200% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 242 198% 278 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 226GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 79 78 79 79 77 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 81.5 Write 85.5 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 76.8 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 251GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 85 87 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 55.5 Write 53.8 Mixed 63 SusWrite 85.3 48% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 67%
WD WD3200JS-63PDB1 320GB 3,111 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 139GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 38 38 38 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 42 Write 36.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 37 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 28.9 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 29.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 104%

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

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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	2,816x
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	863x
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 $40Bench 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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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