MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.8% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '19 at 15:39
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 240 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 548 65% 502 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB 3,414 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 156 154 140 126 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 499 Write 186 Mixed 311 SusWrite 159 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 37.6 143% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 127 143% 243 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 97%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 57GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 145 145 144 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 474 Mixed 339 SusWrite 170 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 52.2 186% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 172 181% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 543GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 157 157 158 160 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 136 Write 114 Mixed 65 SusWrite 158 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 209GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 128 127 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 124 Mixed 85 SusWrite 127 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 16ATF1G64AZ-2G3A2 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.1% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 76%

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Gaming 89%

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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 $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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Total price: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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