MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 22:02
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 539 72% 536 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 115 Parallax 109 85% 110 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 103 82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 46 45 45 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 481 Write 101 Mixed 217 SusWrite 49.5 46% 212 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 20.5 136% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 28.9 61% 123 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 563GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 164 163 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 112 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 164 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 928GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 192 187 188 188 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 153 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 188 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 263GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 119 121 120 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 188 Write 148 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 119 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 12GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 88%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,819x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	517x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	958x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	208x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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