MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.88% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '17 at 16:23
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 95 1-Core 103 2-Core 138 71% 112 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 184 23% 175 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI HD 4870 22,563 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Gigabyte(1458 21C0) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	8.88% Terrible	Lighting 11.4 Reflection 9.77 Parallax 8.19 9% 9.79 fps	MRender 7.95 Gravity 7.73 Splatting 12.7 8% 9.45 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.88% Great: 12%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 14495509 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 51015621544552 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 885 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 77 (B1) Unknown 0 0 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 43 17182687261 (C2) HDA temperature 29 43 17182687261 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 14495509 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 14495509 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 14495509 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 5197 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3770 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3770 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5303	59.8% Above average	Read 449 Write 113 Mixed 159 52% 240 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 13 112% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 11.6 26% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 73%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.66% Terrible	Read 24.1 Write 17 Mixed 20 25% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.91 4K Write 0.17 4K Mixed 0.16 26% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.66% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Goodram GR2400D464L17S/8G 1x8GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	40.9% Average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 11.3 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 47%

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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	2,819x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
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	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	208x
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 $45Bench 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 $273	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 $177	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) $37	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