MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	246% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 536 71% 532 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1662 MHz, MLim: 1955 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 125 Parallax 112 99% 120 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 111 Splatting 90.2 82% 102 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 269 270 268 271 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,270 Write 1,085 Mixed 1,068 SusWrite 306 260% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 93.9 322% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 621 522% 755 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 244%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 118GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 360 427 427 431 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 434 Mixed 305 SusWrite 402 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43.2 162% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 156 169% 283 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 148GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 378 466 469 475 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 454 Mixed 340 SusWrite 435 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46 168% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 176 179% 292 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 14GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 463 Mixed 377 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.5 208% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GTZRX 04CD F4-2400C15-8GTZRX 04CD F4-2400C15-8GTZR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GTZR 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 28.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 86%

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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	2,826x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	388x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16