MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.5% 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	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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '18 at 12:36
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 208 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 310 42% 313 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6268) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2074 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.5% Poor	Lighting 14.6 Reflection 85.5 Parallax 72.8 12% 57.6 fps	MRender 74.9 Gravity 79.3 Splatting 78.1 64% 77.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,182 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 184 60 52 60 41 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 428 Mixed 429 SusWrite 102 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 48.2 174% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 424 DQ Mixed 80.9 119% 212 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 108%
Micron C400 RealSSD mSATA 128GB-$159 644 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 118GB free Firmware: 07MH SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 180 186 185 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 451 Write 192 Mixed 219 SusWrite 189 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 14.9 108% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 29.3 47% 89.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 464GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 155 155 156 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 124 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 156 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 76 82 84 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 74.3 Write 81.5 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 82.1 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 C14 Series 1x8GB 572 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2191 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 11.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 47%

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

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,812x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	516x

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 $275	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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