MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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	86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	22.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 02:56
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 85 1-Core 139 2-Core 259 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 698 68% 560 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 165 Parallax 164 131% 163 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 147 Splatting 122 120% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 205 302 196 191 192 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 418 Write 428 Mixed 320 SusWrite 246 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 35.9 133% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 181 172% 267 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 101%
WD WD20EARS-00S8B1 3TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 861GB free Firmware: MEAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 66.6 Write 80.7 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 76.3 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 964GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 110 115 115 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 113 Write 118 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 113 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 67%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$26 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 421GB free Firmware: 0002BSM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 73 71 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 73.1 Write 74.3 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 71.4 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 43%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 140 142 144 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 147 Write 155 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 143 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 89%
WD WD3000FYYZ-05UL1B0 2TB 489GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 88 96 97 97 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 75.6 Write 71.9 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 94.3 59% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G213381 4x8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2509 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	80% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 103%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,856x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,218x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	975x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	874x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	819x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	215x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	185x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	393x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	225x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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