MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	359% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 01:22
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 450 60% 449 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% PNY(196E 11BF) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 37.3 31% 35.4 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 36.3 31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 893GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1922 1923 2124 2173 2174 2193 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,398 Write 2,212 Mixed 1,314 SusWrite 2085 450% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 75 254% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,399 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 1,281 958% 1,278 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 425%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 910GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 178 Write 1.2 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 1 34% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 25GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.8 8.9 9.5 8.9 9.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 18 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 9.2 21% 18 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2 144% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 19%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 500GB 2,264 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 262GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 67 70 74 76 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 78 Write 76 Mixed 28 SusWrite 68.5 82% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 20,001 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.5% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.2 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 95%

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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 $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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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