MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 01:16
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$241 712,312 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 (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 778 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F); GeForce RTX™ 3080 GAMING OC 10G CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 251 Reflection 243 Parallax 287 204% 260 fps	MRender 306 Gravity 234 Splatting 141 176% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 303 300 300 300 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 413 Mixed 261 SusWrite 305 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 42.8 168% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 208 192% 297 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 878GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 480 479 484 484 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 474 Mixed 331 SusWrite 481 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 27.7 165% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 242 212% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 916GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 480 479 483 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 301 SusWrite 481 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 56.5 188% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 250 215% 318 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.8 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 102%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,815x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
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	863x
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	208x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $15	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