MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


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 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	108% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 18:02
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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 Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 273 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 806 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 190 Parallax 189 140% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 173 Splatting 122 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 274 240 242 241 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 459 Mixed 410 SusWrite 264 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 52.7 179% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114 1,116 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 12GB free Firmware: 03.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,170 Write 1,016 Mixed 729 216% 972 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 33.8 192% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 59 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,500 878% 864 MB/s
Poor: 126% Great: 306%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 31GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 169 171 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 156 Mixed 107 SusWrite 169 113% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 136 139 139 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 101 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 136 71% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 87%

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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $40Bench 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 $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