MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	9.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 23:56
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 463 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 78%

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. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.17% Terrible	Lighting 7.7 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 7.75 6% 8.78 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 6.93 Splatting 15.3 9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.17% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2014 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 63.3 63% 71.1 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 70 Splatting 72.2 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Optane+1.8TBHDD 582 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 106 74 147 179 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 97%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 16 16 16 15 16 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	9.04% Terrible	Read 15.8 Write 4.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 16.2 21% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.7 100% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.04% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 4,553 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	46.9% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 12.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 14.2 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 46%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $132	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