MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.9% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 01:34
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 799 84% 673 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan Z (SLI Disabled) 571 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1078) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1377 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Lighting 108 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 90.5 88% 90 fps	MRender 85.6 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 55.7 56% 70.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 75%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SDLF1CRM-016T-1HA2 1.5TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 682GB free (System drive) Firmware: REA1ZR09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 402 398 420 428 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 323 Write 428 Mixed 341 SusWrite 417 86% 377 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 36.9 118% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 233 182% 249 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$167 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 31.4 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 120%

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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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Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,861x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,221x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	977x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	877x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	822x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	216x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	185x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	395x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	225x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

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