MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	79.4% 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	100% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 07:28
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Memory 67.9 1-Core 79.9 2-Core 133 56% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 199 25% 192 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.4% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 107 Parallax 96.3 82% 101 fps	MRender 83.8 Gravity 94.4 Splatting 95.5 75% 91.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 189 330 269 427 338 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 458 Mixed 292 SusWrite 296 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 44.8 158% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 345 261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 129%
Intenso Sata III 128GB 2,059 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 119GB free Firmware: P1111A SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 171 291 234 342 319 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 287 Write 312 Mixed 289 SusWrite 260 65% 287 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 22.6 92% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 180 158% 232 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB 1x8GB 1,654 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 42%

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

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,819x
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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $887

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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