MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	173% 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.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '21 at 20:49
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 826 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% ASRock(1849 5201) ≥ 4GB; taichi Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	173% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 248 Parallax 451 179% 306 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 158 Splatting 264 213% 263 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 491 Mixed 390 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 62.9 222% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 353 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 451GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 479 485 491 485 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 492 Mixed 469 SusWrite 482 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 64.1 222% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 902GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 174 175 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 168 Mixed 108 SusWrite 174 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB 5,257 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 31.8 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 34 104% 36.3 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 120%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,813x
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	957x
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 $160Bench 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 $279	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 $46

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