MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	209% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 21:26
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 241 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 677 68% 553 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 154 Parallax 170 139% 165 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 143 Splatting 108 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 601GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 396 466 478 479 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 463 Mixed 413 SusWrite 446 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62 210% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 525GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 988 1019 229 1003 897 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,427 Write 1,533 Mixed 1,056 SusWrite 710 265% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 71.7 252% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 629 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 270 322% 555 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 255%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 222GB free Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 432 433 432 432 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 429 Mixed 351 SusWrite 434 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 19.9 131% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 92.3 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 24.1 73% 149 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 186 188 188 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 174 Mixed 107 SusWrite 187 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 702GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 105 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 107 Write 95 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 104 121% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 23.1 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 63 63% 63 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 83%

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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	2,819x
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 $94Bench 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: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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