MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	199% 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 01 '20 at 01:58
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 253 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 800 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FED) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 105% 125 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 114 Splatting 102 104% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GMTE110S 512GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0515A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 599 344 187 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 1,336 Mixed 1,042 SusWrite 406 243% 1,088 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 48.3 227% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 936 DQ Write 1,023 DQ Mixed 80 309% 680 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 240%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$29 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 64GB free Firmware: SM14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 58 58 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 92.7 Mixed 26 SusWrite 58 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.6 312% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 64%
Seagate USB 1TB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 303GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 70 66 67 69 68 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 76.2 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 68.6 87% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 148%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160T 2x8GB 1,652 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3264 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 27.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 31.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 108%

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

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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 $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,209x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	966x
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	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