MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$170 195,006 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 (95^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 262 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 486 64% 478 Pts	64-Core 489 30% 489 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2259 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Lighting 78.4 Reflection 79.3 Parallax 70.1 64% 75.9 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 73 Splatting 75.7 61% 74.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,669 Write 5,459 Mixed 6,196 1,431% 6,441 MB/s	4K Read 572 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 289 1,369% 370 MB/s	DQ Read 1,700 DQ Write 1441 DQ Mixed 1,497 1,141% 1,546 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$71 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 57GB free Firmware: Q0125A SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 146 95 66 36 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 471 Write 69 Mixed 118 SusWrite 84 40% 186 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 31.3 106% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 39.9 DQ Mixed 151 116% 166 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 127%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 21GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 160 159 157 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 408 Write 254 Mixed 267 SusWrite 166 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.3 160% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 165 150% 229 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$22 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 488GB free Firmware: SD28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 89 85 87 86 88 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 63 Write 58.5 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 85.5 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 58%
WD WD20PURX-64P6ZY0 500GB 161GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 249 252 252 249 252 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 386 Write 279 Mixed 288 SusWrite 259 225% 303 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49.2 8,655% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 192 2,237% 300 MB/s

ST350041 8AS 500GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 101GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 2.6 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 95 Write 90 Mixed 62 SusWrite 3.3 78% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 51%
WDC WD10 01FAES-75W7A0 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 103 108 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 97 SusWrite 106 153% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 48%
WDC WD10 01FAES-75W7A0 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 103 108 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 124 Write 118 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 106 148% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 93% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 11,534 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	47.7% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 15 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 64%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,841x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,213x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	969x
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	211x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	222x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16