MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.7% 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	62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 17:18
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 548 72% 544 Pts	64-Core 545 34% 545 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 61.1 51% 63.7 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 54.9 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 81 115 121 45 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 459 Write 106 Mixed 232 SusWrite 92.4 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 16.3 115% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 30.2 47% 89.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 72%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 115GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 212 204 202 203 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 321 Mixed 239 SusWrite 213 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 45.6 185% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 249 194% 266 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 223GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 258 214 221 205 222 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 453 Write 398 Mixed 317 SusWrite 232 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 16.2 83% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 31.1 44% 82 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 61%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 338GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 141 142 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 129 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 140 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,238 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 29.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 26.7 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,831x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	962x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	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