MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 07:21
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 796 86% 684 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 117 Parallax 96.4 90% 108 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 99.7 Splatting 103 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 220 206 203 197 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 491 Mixed 376 SusWrite 234 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 66.4 232% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 127GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 146 145 146 146 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 164 Write 127 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 145 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 8GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 5539 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Read 25 Write 3.2 Mixed 3.3 SusWrite 5.2 9% 9.18 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 37% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 7%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 89GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 25 Mixed 24 SusWrite 37.3 40% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 25.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 25.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,821x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	518x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	958x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	387x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $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