MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 03:19
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 264 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 795 78% 639 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 209 Parallax 203 190% 215 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 149 Splatting 128 136% 173 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$76 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 137 97 111 99 84 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 443 Write 241 Mixed 263 SusWrite 112 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 36.2 128% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 234 195% 285 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 713GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 161 160 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 160 Mixed 96.9 SusWrite 160 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$70 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 147 146 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 158 Write 143 Mixed 96 SusWrite 146 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 31.3 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 32.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	165	27"	1280 720	MSI3CB0 MSI G27CQ4

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Typical Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) Builds (Compare 6,637 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,850x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,216x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	524x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	973x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	872x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	213x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	184x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	224x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $704

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16