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 way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	74% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '19 at 18:20
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 525 72% 532 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: X411 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 185 179 138 108 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	74% Very good	Read 519 Write 439 Mixed 212 SusWrite 153 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 29.2 114% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 142 126% 185 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 418GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 5.3 5.3 3.1 3.8 4.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 467GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 104 106 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 105 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 106 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 33.9 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 97%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,856x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,219x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	975x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	875x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	820x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	216x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	185x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	394x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	225x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16