MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.6% 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	77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '19 at 14:35
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 464 62% 464 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 89.2 58% 77.7 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 58.7 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK60A9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 128 52 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 446 Write 275 Mixed 292 SusWrite 93 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 30.7 140% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 173 159% 240 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 85%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 775GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 96 103 95 98 100 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.4% Above average	Read 150 Write 77.7 Mixed 120 SusWrite 99.3 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 30.7 105% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 90.4 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 201 132% 152 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 102%

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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 $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