MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 201% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	209% 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	66.3% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 16:30
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$242 712,312 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 (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 840 84% 686 Pts	64-Core 847 52% 847 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Lighting 317 Reflection 252 Parallax 288 258% 286 fps	MRender 333 Gravity 236 Splatting 171 193% 247 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 89 94 88 86 MB/s Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.3% Good	Read 275 Write 125 Mixed 162 SusWrite 88.9 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 36.3 148% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 84.7 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 84.8 70% 98 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 75%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 156GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 166 79 81 83 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 466 Mixed 397 SusWrite 161 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 55.3 202% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 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% 189GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 125 126 126 126 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 93.6 Write 94.3 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 124 61% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.6% 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 (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 27.7 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 31.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 47.3 84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
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	862x
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: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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