MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	16 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '21 at 21:21
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7350K-$40 4,002 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 203 86% 147 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 402 54% 404 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 63.5 55% 66.8 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 64.3 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 518 Write 486 Mixed 433 107% 479 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 52.7 187% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 150 144% 224 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 118%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 67GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 84 85 82 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 51 Write 47.2 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 82.5 40% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-023.A00G 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FHP 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.9 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 73%

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Gaming 89%

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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	2,832x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,203x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	963x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	867x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16