MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	46.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.7% 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 20:27
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 1.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.2% Below average	Memory 60.6 1-Core 40.6 2-Core 71.7 38% 57.6 Pts	4-Core 100 8-Core 136 15% 118 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (67 fps cap detected)	46.5% Average	Lighting 52.1 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 66.7 42% 61.8 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 66.4 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB 2,683 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3106000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 224 102 101 109 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 313 Write 334 Mixed 262 SusWrite 142 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 13 78% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 28.3 75% 155 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 66%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 189 189 189 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 193 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 188 111% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x4GB 4,177 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 20 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 106%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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: $887

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