MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 19:12
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 236 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 591 66% 518 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.8% 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: 431.36 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.7% Good	Lighting 95 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.7 77% 64.9 fps	MRender 94.9 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 62.1 55% 68.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB 3,414 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 130 138 126 123 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 390 Write 177 Mixed 317 SusWrite 137 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 39.4 118% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 68.1 102% 194 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 97%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 57GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 146 146 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 346 SusWrite 175 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.5 187% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 174 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 581GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 173 173 170 169 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 138 Write 127 Mixed 75 SusWrite 171 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 218GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 129 130 128 124 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 159 Mixed 85 SusWrite 127 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.8% 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	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 76%

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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 $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