MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	114% 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 02:27
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 797 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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 (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 228 Parallax 254 160% 226 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 224 Splatting 142 163% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% 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% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 295 107 108 107 124 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 866 Write 585 Mixed 603 SusWrite 215 126% 567 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47.2 162% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 448 DQ Mixed 325 257% 350 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 157%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 40GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 314 298 316 286 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 472 Mixed 457 SusWrite 317 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 56 182% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 105GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 433 418 370 291 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 468 Mixed 458 SusWrite 373 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 55 184% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 741GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 130 137 125 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 95.3 Write 110 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 132 63% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 117 123 113 124 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 116 Write 124 Mixed 75 SusWrite 120 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.9% 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: 127 131 125 134 121 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 90 SusWrite 129 158% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 63%
SMI USB DISK 8GB 3,022 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 11 11 10 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	9.81% Terrible	Read 30.7 Write 11.7 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 10.8 21% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 68% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.81% Great: 10%

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)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.4 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 30.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 101%

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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	2,824x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	518x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	960x
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	208x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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	219x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $757

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16