MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.8% 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	39.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 00:21
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 101 2-Core 202 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 375 48% 364 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 85C7) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 375.63 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 25.2 Parallax 31.4 29% 30.9 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 33.4 Splatting 32.3 28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 96 102 93 80 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 361 Write 108 Mixed 127 SusWrite 98.4 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 1.1 49% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 4.7 38% 88.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 86%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 158GB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 94 95 104 118 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 142 Write 153 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 105 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 490GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 117 116 118 116 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 191 Write 154 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 117 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 244GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 85 86 88 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 90.3 Mixed 89 SusWrite 86.7 66% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 6.3 12 12 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 93.8 Write 45 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 22 66% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 3.6 269% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 43%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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