MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	156% 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	110% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	11520 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '19 at 01:32
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 228 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 687 71% 570 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 435.27 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 224 Parallax 246 179% 230 fps	MRender 240 Gravity 208 Splatting 138 154% 195 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 474 108 83 90 109 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 848 Write 582 Mixed 568 SusWrite 211 123% 552 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 43.5 147% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 506 DQ Mixed 326 266% 369 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 157%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 40GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 318 318 318 319 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 472 Mixed 458 SusWrite 334 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.8 205% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 105GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 470 477 330 319 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 445 Mixed 407 SusWrite 393 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.2 188% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 741GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 116 116 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 159 Write 156 Mixed 38 SusWrite 115 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 145 145 146 145 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 145 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 87%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 134 133 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 126 Write 124 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 133 159% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GB 1,963 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 101%

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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	2,820x
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	865x
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 $295	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