MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	193% 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

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 10 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 04:56
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$329 634,862 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 737 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT 2,327 User benchmarks, average bench 110% XFX(1EAE 6502) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.1 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 137 Parallax 233 94% 162 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 121 Splatting 187 145% 177 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP500CV30001 500GB 2,829 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU5SH018 SusWrite @10s intervals: 818 934 934 950 954 952 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,058 Write 940 Mixed 927 SusWrite 924 217% 962 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.9 230% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 488 377% 504 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 216%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$35 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 216GB free Firmware: 02K0S86D SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 289 239 242 243 242 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 463 Mixed 437 SusWrite 271 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 52.9 175% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 116 151% 272 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB 2,084 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 28.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 101%

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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: 0P 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	72	60	120	27"	1280 720	MSI3CA9 MSI G27C4

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 75%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $329Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	2,365x
Core i5-7600KIntel $218Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	942x
Core i7-7700Intel $308Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	403x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	671x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	612x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	226x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	161x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	148x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	304x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	175x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	163x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $780	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $51

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16