MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% 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	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 04:40
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 422 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 57.6 49% 61 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 49.5 46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 95 97 108 89 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 415 Write 184 Mixed 227 SusWrite 90.2 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 13.2 98% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 30.5 47% 89.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 72%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 115GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 212 205 203 203 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 417 Mixed 322 SusWrite 216 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 46.2 172% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 274 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 222GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 176 203 215 210 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 376 Write 343 Mixed 258 SusWrite 213 67% 298 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 13 64% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 99.8 DQ Mixed 32.3 45% 83.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 61%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 338GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 142 142 142 140 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	76% Very good	Read 125 Write 127 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 140 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,238 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 111%

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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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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	2,840x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,213x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	969x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	211x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	222x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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