MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	244% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '22 at 23:44
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 263 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 756 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FED) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 121 Parallax 141 121% 137 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 125 Splatting 112 113% 143 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GMTE220S 512GB 3,039 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A7T36A SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 181 445 193 171 146 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,340 Write 955 Mixed 896 SusWrite 270 244% 1,115 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 95.3 341% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 724 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 347 339% 543 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 318%
Klevv NEO N510+ 240GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 41GB free Firmware: S0924A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 145 71 44 20 43 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 464 Write 421 Mixed 346 SusWrite 105 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 20.2 4K Mixed 15.8 70% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 65.2 DQ Write 20.5 DQ Mixed 20.1 21% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 96%
External USB3.0 512GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 65GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 283 378 308 298 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 376 Write 376 Mixed 358 SusWrite 319 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 45.1 145% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 209 151% 195 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 91%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 571GB free Firmware: LCM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 112 115 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 67.6 Write 108 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 112 62% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 261GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 2.7 2% 2.7 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 485GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 134 135 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 167 Write 165 Mixed 85 SusWrite 133 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160T 2x8GB 1,652 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 27.7 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 108%

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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 $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,209x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	966x
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	272x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	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