MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	157% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '19 at 04:00
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 862 92% 732 Pts	64-Core 856 53% 856 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 191 Parallax 191 146% 187 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 181 Splatting 122 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 365 375 382 386 384 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 975 Write 780 Mixed 460 SusWrite 383 145% 650 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 60.2 221% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 661 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 418 361% 535 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 155%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 111 112 109 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 69.2 Write 97.2 Mixed 111 SusWrite 112 73% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 266% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 87%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-22A7B0 640GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 591GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 35 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 42.2 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 37.5 52% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 20%
ST310005 24AS 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 882GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 42.5 Write 42.7 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 5 39% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 26.5 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 29.7 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 104%

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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	2,835x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,207x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16