MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	162% 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	235% 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	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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '20 at 14:57
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 552 72% 545 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 241 Parallax 254 185% 240 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 220 Splatting 144 164% 210 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 526 612 604 593 584 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,072 Write 1,775 Mixed 688 SusWrite 615 286% 1,288 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 61.5 232% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 889 692% 949 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 254%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 447GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 178 192 276 275 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 461 Write 385 Mixed 337 SusWrite 256 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 28.8 4K Mixed 19.4 75% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 32.6 DQ Mixed 41.4 40% 65.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 61%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 232GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 360 360 360 359 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 359 Mixed 324 SusWrite 360 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.6 161% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 195 175% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 197 197 197 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 193 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 195 110% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.5 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 110%

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Gaming 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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,836x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,209x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	522x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
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	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	390x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16