MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	75.3% 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	53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 02:37
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 80 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 182 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 400 40% 325 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.3% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 94.5 Parallax 88.1 84% 95.1 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 54.4 59% 75.3 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$77 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 76 106 62 62 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 303 Write 125 Mixed 164 SusWrite 86.8 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 22 86% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 142 125% 194 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 712GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 161 159 160 154 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 158 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 109%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$70 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 142 132 125 117 138 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 132 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.9 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 19.1 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	144	27"	1280 720	ACR064D Acer XF270H B

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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 $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,850x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,216x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	524x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	973x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	872x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	213x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	184x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	224x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $704

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16