MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.2% 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	42% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 03:22
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 719 72% 588 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.2 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 65.1 Parallax 79.2 51% 69 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 54.7 49% 60.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 85 79 102 146 280 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 204 Write 46.5 Mixed 295 SusWrite 130 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 0.8 62% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 0.2 58% 139 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 86%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 49GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,411 Write 1,493 Mixed 1139 301% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 84.6 281% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,279 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,084 840% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 308%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 115GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 182 176 178 165 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 161 Mixed 108 SusWrite 172 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 2,476 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 15GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.9 3 2.7 2 3.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 13 Write 2 SusWrite 2.7 5% 5.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 9%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 64GB-$13 599 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 6GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 63 63 63 64 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 109 Write 87 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 63.2 82% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0.2 46% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 25.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 27.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 107%

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

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Workstation 76%

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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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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