MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	177% 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	84.2% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '20 at 17:04
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$250 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 788 81% 656 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	177% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 244 Parallax 305 207% 268 fps	MRender 295 Gravity 235 Splatting 144 175% 224 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 115 56 40 66 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 472 Write 336 Mixed 89 SusWrite 75.4 53% 243 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 42.4 158% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 170 156% 239 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 82%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 746GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 479 490 486 494 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 493 Mixed 404 SusWrite 482 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 54.1 197% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 121%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 421GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 132 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 63.2 Write 91.8 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 133 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 189 190 193 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 122 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 190 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 24 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.4 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 95%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,812x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	516x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	861x
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: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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