MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	162% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 16:21
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 743 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 246 Parallax 326 177% 263 fps	MRender 293 Gravity 242 Splatting 145 176% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 473 Write 307 Mixed 310 80% 363 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 37.9 148% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 306 214% 267 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 49GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 78 77 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 402 Write 80.4 Mixed 128 SusWrite 77.5 37% 172 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 43.9 154% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 92.9 70% 94.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 69%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 99GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,530 Write 2,366 Mixed 1,657 486% 2,184 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 90.3 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,581 DQ Write 1,344 DQ Mixed 1,434 1,082% 1,453 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 461GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 194 195 195 194 194 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 135 Write 95.7 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 193 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB 16,539 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,819x
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	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: $887

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