MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	252% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (43%). 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '20 at 18:19
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 539 66% 508 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1218 1431 1433 1439 478 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,504 Write 1511 Mixed 1,112 SusWrite 1,015 289% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 85.6 302% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 676 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 271 356% 632 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 295%
Netac 1TB 1TB 1,116 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 872GB free Firmware: T0311A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 421 420 421 424 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 413 Mixed 402 SusWrite 418 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 33.1 157% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 49 97% 192 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 159GB free Firmware: X411 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 174 156 153 151 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 531 Write 457 Mixed 209 SusWrite 163 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 30.1 117% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 165 133% 183 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 241GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 183 178 176 98 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 240GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 65 63 63 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 91.8 Write 81 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 63.8 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 33.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 24.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 97%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,846x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,216x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	971x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	872x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	212x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	184x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	223x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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