MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83% 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	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 13:31
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 671 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 110 Parallax 103 85% 106 fps	MRender 84.7 Gravity 111 Splatting 95.2 79% 96.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 142 143 142 140 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 443 Write 378 Mixed 346 SusWrite 160 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 30.9 128% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 86.9 DQ Mixed 14.5 49% 113 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 94%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 24GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 58 77 58 57 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 355 Write 271 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 73.8 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 13.5 81% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 21.7 75% 159 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 86%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 244GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 88 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 150 Write 160 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 93.5 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 310GB free, PID d000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 105 104 105 103 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 136 Write 130 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 103 129% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FD 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FD 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.9% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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