MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	288% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 05:10
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 762 75% 612 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3081) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 172 Parallax 172 148% 175 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 156 Splatting 109 122% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 989 999 994 992 992 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,949 Write 2,082 Mixed 1,691 SusWrite 1,045 380% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 77.7 277% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,492 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 1,358 1,017% 1,359 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 297%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 223GB free Firmware: UF3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 147 150 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 445 Write 340 Mixed 297 SusWrite 145 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 10.8 69% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 55.4 DQ Mixed 17.6 31% 62.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 56%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 122 122 124 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 119 Write 96.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 121 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 2.7 535% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 68%

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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 28.9 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 32.5 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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	2,821x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	518x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	958x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	208x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	387x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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