MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	288% 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	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, 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 15:55
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 544 73% 546 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 4513) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 240 Parallax 265 194% 247 fps	MRender 297 Gravity 232 Splatting 149 177% 226 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 137GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 353 362 147 148 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 459 Write 468 Mixed 392 SusWrite 238 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 37.5 139% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 305 221% 283 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 95%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 657 645 612 602 603 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,391 Write 2,274 Mixed 1,580 SusWrite 644 385% 1,722 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 87.1 290% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,640 DQ Write 1,175 DQ Mixed 1,331 1,015% 1,382 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 340%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 114 111 109 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 68.2 Write 114 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 113 61% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 30.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $241Bench 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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $898

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