MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	67.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	42.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 01:29
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^th 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 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 58.6 2-Core 92.4 49% 75.4 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 193 21% 168 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 50.5% 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: 419.35 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.9% Good	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 104 Parallax 103 62% 94.3 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 101 80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 67 70 51 61 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 282 Write 311 Mixed 226 SusWrite 66.5 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 3.6 66% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 9.5 61% 138 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 677GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 123 120 123 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 109 Write 101 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 122 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.2% 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 way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 21.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 90.1 44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 97%

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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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Gaming 89%

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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 $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,852x
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	872x
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	213x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	185x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
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