MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	98% 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, 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	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 07:08
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 812 87% 692 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 121 Parallax 143 103% 130 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 127 Splatting 102 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 475 167 134 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 481 Mixed 386 SusWrite 252 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 42.7 168% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 263 202% 272 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 138GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 192 196 187 185 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 286 Mixed 263 SusWrite 193 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 46.4 173% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 218 168% 230 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 85%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 613GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 433 444 471 473 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 235 Write 106 Mixed 140 SusWrite 454 53% 234 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 41.8 139% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 213 163% 218 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 119 122 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 139 Write 133 Mixed 88 SusWrite 121 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 27.5 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 32.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,813x
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	957x
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: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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