MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	276% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	44.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '23 at 14:56
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$88 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 413 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 13A7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 127 Parallax 123 110% 128 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 94.7 90% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 784GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 965 1664 1804 1449 1496 1514 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,241 Write 1,918 Mixed 1,676 SusWrite 1482 410% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 62.6 197% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 579 DQ Mixed 729 556% 760 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 859B BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 029E CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 859B BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 48GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 32.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 27.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 0P 2R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	6%	81	215	59	60	26"	1280 720	XXX0000 ONN TV

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Typical Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) Builds (Compare 6,674 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $232Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,867x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,222x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	978x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	878x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	822x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	216x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	186x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	396x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	226x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	225x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $691

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