MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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	129% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	3%

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	Extreme
Intel Core i5-7600-$230 20,846 User benchmarks, average bench 75% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78% Very good	1-Core 124 2-Core 247 87% 186 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 364 55% 392 Pts	64-Core 468 31% 468 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$399 512,504 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 202 Reflection 181 Parallax 201 53% 195 fps	MRender 155 Gravity 192 Splatting 129 54% 159 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$55 105,113 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 474 358 297 297 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 440 Mixed 430 SusWrite 364 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 66.5 227% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 127%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$65 155,668 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 125 126 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 128 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 124 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 1,384,466 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 916GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 179 186 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 183 Mixed 97 SusWrite 182 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%
Intenso External USB 3.0 500GB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 116GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 40 Write 38.1 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 42.3 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$60 52,832 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 21.4 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 95%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 62%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $350Bench 86%, 359,342 samples	6,423x
Core i5-7600KIntel $251Bench 82%, 114,303 samples	3,634x
Core i7-7700Intel $289Bench 76%, 122,764 samples	750x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 554,017 samples	2,605x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	2,557x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $280Bench 57%, 752,541 samples	2,405x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	1,322x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $97Bench 111%, 442,547 samples	736x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 54%, 12,151 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 285,104 samples	1,390x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 11,136 samples	533x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 71%, 57,239 samples	491x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24