MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.1% 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	51.3% 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 (31%). 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	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '19 at 03:14
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 703 70% 572 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.1% Average	Lighting 51.8 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 54.2 42% 55.7 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 53.2 Splatting 48.5 45% 55.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 81 75 83 76 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 440 Write 391 Mixed 336 SusWrite 115 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 35.9 4K Mixed 22.6 73% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 76.9 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 79.8 61% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 122GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 84 84 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 95.2 Mixed 73 SusWrite 82.9 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 376GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 113 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 191 Write 170 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 112 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 176 177 179 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 99.3 Write 141 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 178 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 3,622 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 114GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 19 17 18 18 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 34 Write 23 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 17.2 30% 24 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.3 152% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 25.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 26.3 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
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	958x
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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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