MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	48.7% 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '19 at 20:37
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$247 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 178 77% 128 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 510 52% 421 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 114 Parallax 96.7 83% 104 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 102 80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 61 58 54 67 60 MB/s Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.7% Average	Read 115 Write 40.8 Mixed 139 SusWrite 66 20% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 22.5 112% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 30.2 57% 112 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 603GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 111 111 109 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 120 Mixed 52 SusWrite 109 69% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 108%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 22.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 97%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,853x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,218x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	974x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	873x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	819x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	185x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	393x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	225x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $700

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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