MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.6% 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	62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 00:50
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (63^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 581 64% 504 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 74.6 60% 75.3 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 69.9 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 38 55 48 2.5 41 MB/s Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62% Good	Read 245 Write 102 Mixed 284 SusWrite 63.6 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 24.8 127% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 42.1 89% 175 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 85%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 896GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 88 90 92 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 65 SusWrite 92 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 84%
Seagate BUP Slim RG 2TB 403 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 161GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 113 115 115 115 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 108 Write 75.8 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 115 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 67%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 31 23 9.2 7.2 8.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 149 Write 31.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 19.7 69% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.7 156% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 V02D4L88GB1G81G82400 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.8% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 22.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 23.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 79%

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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	2,827x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
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 $300	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