MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	92.8% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 18:52
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 800 83% 667 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 149 Parallax 128 112% 138 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 110 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 18 17 110 91 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 468 Mixed 374 SusWrite 61 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 44.7 174% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 179 178% 284 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 158 161 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 150 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 160 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 643GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 134 135 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 135 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GB 5,345 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	44% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 14 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 49%

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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 $184Bench 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 $289	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 $550	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