MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	69.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '20 at 10:52
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 546 60% 473 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.1% Good	Lighting 80 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 75 65% 82.4 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 80 Splatting 93 77% 94 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 84 76 94 83 90 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 248 Write 126 Mixed 171 SusWrite 82.2 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 28.6 110% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 83.8 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 92 73% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 73%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 676GB free Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1323 883 910 974 989 917 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1312 Write 1,876 Mixed 1,402 SusWrite 999 316% 1,397 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 63.7 217% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 1,058 DQ Mixed 1,209 890% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 298%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 327GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 132 135 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 106 Write 126 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 134 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.1 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 88%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,836x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,208x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	522x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16