MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.3% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	29.3 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	Jun 05 '20 at 04:20
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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-$234 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 239 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 808 83% 670 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% 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: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.3% Good	Lighting 84.4 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 67 69% 68.9 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 54 Splatting 42.8 44% 55.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 75%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SDLF1CRM-016T-1HA2 1.5TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 635GB free (System drive) Firmware: REA1ZR09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 413 414 409 421 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 296 Write 402 Mixed 334 SusWrite 411 82% 361 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 32.9 104% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 230 181% 252 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.3% 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 (70^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 30.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.5 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% 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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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $234Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,861x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,220x
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	821x

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: $691

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