MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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	116% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	11520 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '19 at 20:34
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$250 712,312 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 (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 763 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 435.27 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 233 Parallax 251 173% 232 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 218 Splatting 141 160% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 256 115 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 864 Write 585 Mixed 590 SusWrite 206 125% 561 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 47.4 166% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 511 DQ Mixed 329 268% 372 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 157%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 40GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 318 347 315 315 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 460 SusWrite 336 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.1 189% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 105GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 467 470 327 320 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 485 Mixed 464 SusWrite 394 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56 188% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 741GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 114 114 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 150 Write 154 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 113 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 143 145 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 112 Write 120 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 144 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 87%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 132 132 133 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 120 Write 123 Mixed 85 SusWrite 131 156% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GB 1,963 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 30.4 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 101%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,812x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	516x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	861x
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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Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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