MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.9% 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	99.4% 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	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '19 at 16:48
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 462 63% 467 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.5% 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: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.9% Poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 23.6 Parallax 33.8 20% 27.2 fps	MRender 32 Gravity 29.1 Splatting 24.8 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 218 212 203 202 190 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 363 Mixed 302 SusWrite 209 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 44.3 167% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 320 248% 340 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 119%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 17GB free Firmware: Q0913A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 501 Write 425 Mixed 421 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 56.9 192% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 241 196% 276 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: 42 40 39 41 41 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 77.8 Write 43.8 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 40.9 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 251GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 86 86 86 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 58.8 Write 53.3 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 85.8 45% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 67%
WD WD3200JS-63PDB1 320GB 3,111 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 145GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 14.8 Write 39.4 Mixed 16.1 SusWrite 36.4 20% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% 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 (81^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.6 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.8 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
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	862x
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	207x
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: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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