MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.9% 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	114% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 23:37
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$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 way below expectations (12^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 239 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 601 61% 495 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3730) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.9% Average	Lighting 47.2 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 126 38% 79.3 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 447 437 283 116 207 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 641 Write 497 Mixed 526 SusWrite 333 112% 499 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43 145% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 483 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 462 360% 492 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 144%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 171 178 181 180 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 183 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 178 102% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 146 Write 116 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 114 145% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 813GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 87 86 87 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 106 Write 97.4 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 84.9 110% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G240081 4x8GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 101%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,831x
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	962x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $687

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16