MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.5% 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	93.6% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	10.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 02:47
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$241 712,312 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 (9^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 64.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 263 82% 155 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 742 72% 594 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6255) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 30 30% 32.6 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 36.7 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 390 401 403 404 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 458 Mixed 309 SusWrite 403 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 38.6 134% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 179 155% 222 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 451GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 146 147 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 157 Write 157 Mixed 101 SusWrite 146 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 829GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 107 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 108 130% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 45%
Lexar microSD RDR 64GB 510 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 60GB free, PID b051 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 66 66 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 86.7 Write 63 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 65.3 91% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 5 337% 6.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64.2% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 104%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,818x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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