MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	79% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '18 at 13:17
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 190 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 287 39% 290 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79% Very good	Lighting 97.6 Reflection 111 Parallax 104 80% 104 fps	MRender 96.8 Gravity 93.3 Splatting 95.1 78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 256GB 806 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20001L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 298 304 306 306 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 470 Write 302 Mixed 290 SusWrite 298 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 26.2 112% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 219 191% 285 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 84%
Nvme KXG50ZNV256G TOS 256GB 335 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 188GB free Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 516 325 326 324 323 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,827 Write 1,041 Mixed 1,109 SusWrite 356 240% 1083 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 66.6 229% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 742 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 622 527% 760 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 206%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3H1R 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.2% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 13.1 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 14.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 46%

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

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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	2,835x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16