MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	76.8% 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	65.8% 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.

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	12 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '19 at 21:39
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 35.2 2-Core 90.1 45% 68.6 Pts	4-Core 145 8-Core 158 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 52.6% 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 (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.8% Very good	Lighting 93 Reflection 111 Parallax 104 76% 103 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 92.8 Splatting 100 79% 95.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.8% 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: 89 100 77 83 96 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 497 Write 353 Mixed 351 SusWrite 82.6 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 19.9 107% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 0.2 60% 140 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 677GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 123 121 122 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 121 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.8% 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)	62% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 21.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 14.6 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62% 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%

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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	2,844x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,214x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	970x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	871x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	212x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	184x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	223x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16