MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% 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	92.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '21 at 02:40
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 454 61% 455 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0517) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 94.4 59% 76.8 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 76.1 Splatting 46.9 50% 63 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 462 185 155 155 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 445 Mixed 386 SusWrite 263 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 38.4 151% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 307 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 94%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 274GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 468 456 451 453 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 454 Mixed 423 SusWrite 459 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.3 208% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 36GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 103 104 105 108 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 133 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 114 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 718GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 124 121 124 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 78.5 Write 82.4 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 122 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 29.3 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.7 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,820x
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	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $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 $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 $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