MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	56.9% 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 (79%). 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 10:59
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 72.8 1-Core 68.8 2-Core 128 54% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 473 43% 363 Pts	64-Core 317 20% 317 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PH5-CE120 120GB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: F/W:1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 42 28 0.4 5.2 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 302 Write 280 Mixed 234 SusWrite 45.8 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 24.5 121% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 36.8 53% 100 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 900GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 185 185 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 95.5 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 184 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TC48G21S815 2x8GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.2 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 10.7 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 73%

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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 $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