MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18% 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	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 00:41
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 49 1-Core 120 2-Core 231 70% 133 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 435 59% 439 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18% Very poor	Lighting 14.5 Reflection 20.5 Parallax 18.4 12% 17.8 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 54.6 30% 34 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 49 42 35 42 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 348 Write 44.8 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 48.4 28% 132 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 5.6 56% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 20.6 49% 102 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 71%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 817GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 114 117 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 144 Write 115 Mixed 73 SusWrite 115 146% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 3x8GB 712 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.7% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 17 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 164 24% 164 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
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	862x
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: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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