MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (30%). 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	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 14:51
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing way below expectations (5^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 58.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 234 75% 140 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 463 48% 387 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.7% Very poor	Lighting 11.9 Reflection 9.58 Parallax 38.6 10% 20 fps	MRender 43.6 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 22.6 28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 333 347 373 306 270 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 290 Write 225 Mixed 206 SusWrite 329 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 19.4 67% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 214 169% 235 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 507GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 95 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 130 Write 101 Mixed 65 SusWrite 98.5 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 1x8GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	26% Poor	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 8.7 27% 9.47 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 4.4 14% 5.03 GB/s	Latency 131 30% 131 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 71%

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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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Gaming 89%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,813x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	517x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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