MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	253% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '21 at 23:54
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 766 83% 656 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68% Good	Lighting 86.9 Reflection 91.9 Parallax 81.2 71% 86.7 fps	MRender 78.6 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 71.3 62% 76.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 313 315 314 315 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,326 Write 1,447 Mixed 1,085 SusWrite 366 288% 1,306 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 81 283% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 1,279 DQ Mixed 996 787% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 280%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 193GB free Firmware: 12.01B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 111 112 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 112 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 61%
Seagate ST3250824AS 250GB-$148 4,794 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 71GB free Firmware: 3.AAH SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 55 53 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 53.9 Write 23.8 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 54.2 32% 42.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 37%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 465GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 97 90 91 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 97 Write 87.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 91.8 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 58%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 134 133 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 136 Write 128 Mixed 92.4 SusWrite 134 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.4 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 101%

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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	2,836x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,209x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	522x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	390x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16