MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). 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	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 12:50
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 108 2-Core 175 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 471 44% 368 Pts	64-Core 484 30% 484 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 66.2 54% 67.3 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 67.1 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 170 94 129 135 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 284 Mixed 382 SusWrite 167 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 53.1 155% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 96GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 104 104 85 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 130 Write 95.8 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 102 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 113GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 35 Write 38.2 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 21.3 24% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 25E1 3TB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 37 Write 40 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 21.2 42% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$110 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 16.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 105%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,833x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,205x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	963x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16