MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '23 at 22:09
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 252 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 638 67% 536 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.7% Very good	Lighting 89.4 Reflection 102 Parallax 94.6 73% 95.4 fps	MRender 91 Gravity 91.9 Splatting 92.3 75% 91.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB 3,414 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 464 Write 320 Mixed 241 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 33.3 124% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 26.9 59% 155 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 97%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 28GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 105 73 87 90 77 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 342 Mixed 362 SusWrite 130 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 47 156% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 175 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 151GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 116 115 115 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 108 Write 112 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 114 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 493GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 185 183 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 124 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 184 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 16ATF1G64AZ-2G3A2 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%

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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	2,826x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	388x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16