MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '20 at 15:51
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 582 74% 562 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 186 Parallax 171 143% 177 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 176 Splatting 118 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 69 74 69 65 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 74 Write 81 Mixed 99 SusWrite 68.7 18% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 22.3 98% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 91.1 DQ Mixed 87.1 70% 98.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 28GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 77 83 93 70 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 240 Write 149 Mixed 188 SusWrite 79.9 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 33.2 153% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 121 95% 129 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 73%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 22GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 104 81 79 45 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 351 Write 160 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 92.5 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 18.1 117% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 84.9 DQ Mixed 70.3 78% 137 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 105%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 8GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 38 35 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 35 Write 34.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 35.8 25% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 1,724 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 33.4 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 31.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	517x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	958x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	386x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16