MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.1% 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	46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 01:05
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 794 85% 676 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 96.4 55% 78.5 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 6.6 2.9 22 23 2.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 460 Write 383 Mixed 322 SusWrite 44.7 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 19.3 68% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 31.6 42% 76.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4.5TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 173 178 179 179 177 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 144 144 142 142 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 132 Mixed 86 SusWrite 142 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 83%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,552 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 13GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 3 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	3.94% Terrible	Read 15 Write 7.7 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 2.9 9% 7.85 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.94% Great: 10%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,552 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 3 3 3.2 3.8 2.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	4.15% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 1 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3 6% 5.95 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.15% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 C14 Series 2x8GB 1,302 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 22.7 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 83%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,816x
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	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $898

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 $179	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) $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