MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	154% 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	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	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 20:00
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 787 85% 674 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 154 Parallax 125 114% 139 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 166 Splatting 119 109% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 751 904 916 873 365 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 857 Write 212 Mixed 350 SusWrite 669 116% 522 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 46 174% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 916 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 266 276% 473 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 210%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 612GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 138 137 137 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 139 Write 132 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 136 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%
Hds728080pla380 40Y9028LEN 80GB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 41GB free Firmware: PF2OA6FA SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 47 47 48 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 47.8 Write 50 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 47.8 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 32%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 142 Write 67 Mixed 72 SusWrite 61 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 31.3 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 31.7 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

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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	516x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	861x
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