MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 72% Battleship


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% 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	216% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	38.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 03:32
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 79 1-Core 123 2-Core 228 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 622 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4877 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Lighting 7.87 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 7.56 6% 8.6 fps	MRender 8.95 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 15.6 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C730) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 127 Parallax 132 109% 131 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 118 Splatting 95.4 99% 126 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 750GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1199 1208 1209 857 908 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,325 Write 1,383 Mixed 1,005 SusWrite 969 263% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.3 225% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 272 343% 599 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 255%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 456GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 432 431 331 358 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 461 Mixed 389 SusWrite 404 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.6 185% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 123GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 95 98 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 62.7 Write 70 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 97 57% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 67%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 596GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 112 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 112 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 129GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 66 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 64.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 64.8 42% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3200 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19.1 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 18.5 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 68%

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Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,838x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,212x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	967x
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	391x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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