MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.5% 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	66.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '19 at 16:12
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (97^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 95.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 210 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 322 47% 344 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 60.8 55% 65.2 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 53.9 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 107 111 110 109 112 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 360 Write 136 Mixed 183 SusWrite 111 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 34.1 123% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 146 112% 154 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 80%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 98GB free Firmware: R1210A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 387 60 67 7.1 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 494 Write 423 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 159 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.5 24% 6.67 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 99%
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB 3,510 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 119GB free Firmware: 57MB4102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 551 585 585 586 590 588 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,362 Write 596 Mixed 606 SusWrite 581 174% 786 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 51.8 176% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 578 DQ Mixed 544 434% 610 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 176%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 179 179 179 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 178 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 178 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 839GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 113 Write 104 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 109 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 29.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 110%

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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	2,819x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
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	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	208x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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