MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	85.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 11:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 253 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 775 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 119 Parallax 136 97% 125 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 126 Splatting 99.6 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 42 77 43 148 342 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 469 Write 328 Mixed 369 SusWrite 150 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 42.2 151% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 260 192% 251 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 143GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 194 189 194 190 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 258 Mixed 269 SusWrite 193 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.7 170% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 220 167% 226 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 85%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 613GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 460 468 466 463 471 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 314 Write 115 Mixed 116 SusWrite 459 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 31.9 105% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 76.5 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 193 121% 134 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 122 122 123 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 140 Write 132 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 121 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 27.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 31 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 107%

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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	2,818x
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 $109Bench 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: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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