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 way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	104% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Memory 54.3 1-Core 45.1 2-Core 89.8 38% 63.1 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 202 22% 175 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 511 301 299 287 268 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 822 Write 572 Mixed 703 SusWrite 376 138% 618 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 30.4 118% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 405 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 149 144% 235 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 223%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 38GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 285 285 282 273 270 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 370 Write 231 Mixed 308 SusWrite 275 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 25.6 86% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 333 254% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 126%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 73GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 49 54 58 55 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 66.2 Write 71.4 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 54.5 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 62%
Seagate BUP Slim 500GB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 6GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 70 60 58 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 51 Write 54.4 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 65.7 36% 49.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 23.9 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 145 28% 145 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.6% 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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,818x
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 $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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Value: 68% - Good

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 $178	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