MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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	103% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 15:50
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 97.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 255 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 784 73% 610 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 216 Parallax 162 144% 185 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 134 Splatting 0.3 75% 106 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 130 188 151 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 401 Mixed 230 SusWrite 160 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 52.3 189% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 218 192% 290 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 75GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 78 89 106 105 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 436 Write 291 Mixed 248 SusWrite 95.2 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 9.5 69% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 82.9 DQ Mixed 21.7 48% 102 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 86%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 158 160 160 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 153 Mixed 30 SusWrite 159 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 29.7 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 6R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	46%	35	110	7	240	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA17C AW2521HFLA

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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	2,812x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	516x

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 $275	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 $184	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