MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.7% 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	111% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 15:20
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	63%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 388 52% 391 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 38.6 38% 38.9 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 237 232 229 228 226 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 458 Mixed 381 SusWrite 248 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.5 196% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 353 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3250310CS 250GB-$33 3,279 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 31GB free Firmware: 3.ACD SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 73.3 Write 79.7 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 86.7 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 176 175 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 151 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 174 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Maxtor Basics Portable 500GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 265GB free, PID 7450 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 39 Write 41.7 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 41.4 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB 16,770 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.3% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.6 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,832x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	963x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16