MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89% 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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 12:44
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 517 69% 518 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 117 Parallax 101 91% 110 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 103 Splatting 100 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 256GB 675 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 109 114 82 80 100 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 464 Write 168 Mixed 247 SusWrite 97.6 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 45.9 179% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 126 120% 188 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 127%
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 83GB free Firmware: EMT4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 331 313 312 310 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 491 Mixed 402 SusWrite 304 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 69.3 244% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 222 168% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 126%
WD My Passport 25F3 1TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 33GB free, PID 25f3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 45 45 45 45 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 45.8 Write 44.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 43.9 61% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 14.5 1,110% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 17.3 DQ Mixed 14.9 1,146% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 365%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 35 46 46 46 45 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 44.8 Write 33 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 43 49% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 44%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 125GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 87GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 16 37 37 36 36 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	24% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 35.8 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 32.1 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 4.2 276% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FBD2 2x8GB 1,740 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 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	50% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 98%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,816x
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	863x
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	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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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