MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 171% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% 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	67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 17:13
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 (98^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 279 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 849 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB; MSI Suprim X CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 252 Parallax 288 257% 285 fps	MRender 331 Gravity 235 Splatting 169 192% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 100 94 100 MB/s Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.6% Good	Read 278 Write 125 Mixed 171 SusWrite 93.3 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 35.6 151% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 95 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 97.5 77% 106 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 75%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 156GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 163 80 81 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 461 Mixed 401 SusWrite 161 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 54.8 202% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 191GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 126 126 126 126 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 88.9 Write 86.7 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 125 58% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 27.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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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 $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