MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.9% 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	189% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 12:38
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$250 712,312 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)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 787 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 74.6 Reflection 76 Parallax 73 61% 74.5 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 71 Splatting 70.3 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$148 1,613 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 1040 1198 1062 1056 1230 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 853 Write 1,019 Mixed 556 SusWrite 1,072 198% 875 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 49.1 179% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 853 DQ Write 692 DQ Mixed 612 502% 719 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 207%
Biwin SSD 512GB 1,071 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 350GB free Firmware: N1126F SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 419 419 421 421 419 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 429 Mixed 317 SusWrite 408 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 46 172% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 207 176% 257 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 251%
Sandisk SC032G 32GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 22GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 110 110 110 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 454 Write 114 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 111 42% 195 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 11.3 51% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 34.8 DQ Write 14.4 DQ Mixed 15.5 14% 21.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 41%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 177 176 176 175 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 193 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 176 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 29.1 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 33.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,811x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	515x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	861x
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	207x
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: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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