MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	48.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 23:10
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 264 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 812 87% 692 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 148 Parallax 129 109% 137 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 92 83 51 67 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 378 Write 59 Mixed 125 SusWrite 73.2 34% 159 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 0.2 76% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 34.1 72% 143 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 70%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 304GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 371 488 491 487 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 496 Mixed 471 SusWrite 419 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 66.3 229% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 298GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 371 488 490 486 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 496 Mixed 470 SusWrite 417 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 66.4 229% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 331GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 136 136 138 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 125 Write 139 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 134 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.5 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 25.6 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 80.2% 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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,817x
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 $40Bench 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 $178	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) $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