MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.5% 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	98.1% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '19 at 14:35
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 426 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 58.9 Parallax 83.1 51% 68.1 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 51.1 47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN512HCHP-00000 512GB 467 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 273 265 278 276 268 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 306 Mixed 252 SusWrite 275 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 41.5 154% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 262 214% 306 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2666C19-8GNT 859B CT4G4DFS824A.M8FB 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.7% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 13.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 13.9 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 55%

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

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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	2,827x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16