MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.8% 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	110% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 09:51
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 450 User benchmarks, average bench 75% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 97.6 2-Core 197 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 387 52% 387 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47.8% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 80.9 48% 68.3 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 55.9 Splatting 53.7 47% 58 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEBKF256G7 256GB 755 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: PBF114N SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 305 189 192 101 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 657 Write 510 Mixed 504 SusWrite 188 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50 179% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 481 DQ Mixed 308 253% 353 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 158 161 162 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 162 Mixed 40 SusWrite 160 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	42.9% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 11.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 67%

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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	2,819x
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 $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