MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	226% 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	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

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

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 03:12
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 279 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 693 72% 582 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.3 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 77.8 48% 68 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 56.1 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1884 611 583 585 586 584 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,148 Write 1,685 Mixed 1,267 SusWrite 806 277% 1,226 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 74.8 250% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 1,204 898% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 262%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 256GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 480 257 157 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 440 Mixed 372 SusWrite 271 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.4 160% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 305 223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 95%
Intenso Rainbow Line 8GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 11 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	7.04% Terrible	Read 21 Write 8 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 11.4 13% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.04% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 29.2 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 34.1 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,829x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16