MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	54.3% 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	24.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). 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	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 20:11
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4500-$37 3,191 User benchmarks, average bench 56% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 89.4 50% 76.6 Pts	4-Core 93.7 8-Core 116 14% 105 Pts	64-Core 86.8 5% 86.8 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 63 55% 65.2 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 63.5 53% 65.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Maxtor Z1 SSD 240GB 1,683 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: STKSF010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 78 23 75 29 94 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.1% Poor	Read 154 Write 90.6 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 52.9 21% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 20.9 4K Mixed 6.5 41% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 94.3 63% 73.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 4.2 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.5 16% 5.67 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 52%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
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	862x
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	207x
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: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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