MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.5% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 23:53
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 290 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 786 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2082) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 210 Parallax 127 107% 156 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 146 Splatting 126 122% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 132 103 102 99 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 241 Mixed 286 SusWrite 124 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 40.7 166% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 239 203% 298 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 239GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 88 90 87 90 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 120 Write 122 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 89 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 75%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 109GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 39.9 Write 37.1 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 44.9 28% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 51%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 653GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 132 Write 129 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 108 157% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.9% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 3R 6G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	25%	75	107	7	144	24"	1920 1080	ACI24A4 VG248

History: Score 18: 3R 0G 3B | Score 43: 3R 6G 10B

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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 $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