MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.7% 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	22.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (37%). 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	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '21 at 10:04
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 212 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 342 46% 343 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 68.6 61% 72.6 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 66.8 55% 66.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 27 25 27 39 14 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.9% Poor	Read 221 Write 94.6 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 36.2 21% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 6 36% 10.2 MB/s	DQ Read 50.8 DQ Write 11.7 DQ Mixed 16.7 16% 26.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 160GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 94 67 47 112 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 127 Write 115 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 93.7 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	35% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 11.4 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 9.5 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,811x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	515x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	861x
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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $185	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) $35	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