MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 89.5%, 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	90% 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.

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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 736 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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: 431.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.3 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% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 167 126 100 107 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 301 Mixed 309 SusWrite 136 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 39.8 155% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 146 156% 257 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 97%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 57GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 146 145 144 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 353 Mixed 349 SusWrite 179 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 53.5 195% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 175 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 580GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 178 178 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 135 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 177 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 274GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 129 129 128 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 102 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 128 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% 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	76.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.6% 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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,819x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
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	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	386x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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