MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	271% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 20:07
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 760 75% 614 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 182 Parallax 193 137% 181 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 179 Splatting 120 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1058 848 834 817 800 771 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,267 Write 1,188 Mixed 838 SusWrite 855 284% 1,287 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 70 250% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,407 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 1,065 814% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 488%
WD Blue 500GB-$84 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 336GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 245 256 259 232 258 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 473 Mixed 339 SusWrite 268 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 52.5 190% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 251 211% 307 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 852GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 158 158 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 136 Write 148 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 157 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 2,441 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 38: 5R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	30%	40	309	234	60	27"	3840 2160	AOC2716 AG271UG

History: Score 11: 0R 3G 2B | Score 38: 5R 3G 4B

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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 $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: $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 $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) $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