MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	346% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 04:32
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$235 712,312 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 (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 736 78% 623 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF4) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 171 Parallax 184 150% 179 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 153 Splatting 109 121% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 765GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2235 2162 1194 1190 1196 1198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2531 Write 2,363 Mixed 1,701 SusWrite 1,529 455% 2,031 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89.8 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,486 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 1,289 973% 1,311 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 372%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 223GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 230 115 124 125 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 458 Write 438 Mixed 388 SusWrite 190 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 23.8 127% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 34.1 83% 169 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 137 147 147 156 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 175 Mixed 111 SusWrite 148 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3.5TB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 133 133 122 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 128 144% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.8 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,841x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,213x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	969x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	211x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	222x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16