MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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	66% 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 (13%). 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	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 21:55
Run Duration	391 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 740 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 144 Parallax 134 109% 137 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 139 Splatting 122 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 144 148 145 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 410 Write 333 Mixed 160 SusWrite 147 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 21.9 114% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 111 95% 140 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 94%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 106GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 143 115 115 115 108 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 447 Write 385 Mixed 352 SusWrite 157 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 15.8 86% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 28.4 77% 158 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 86%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 605GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 450 478 481 483 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 478 Mixed 433 SusWrite 472 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.3 190% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 116 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 154 Write 154 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 121 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.9% 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: 103 97 103 104 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 139 Write 122 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 103 127% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.1% 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 (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.3% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 24.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 63: 9R 6G 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
63%	50%	30	266	193	60	27"	1920 1080	BNQ7948 BenQ EW277HDR

History: Score 37: 4R 3G 8B | Score 46: 8R 2G 0B | Score 65: 7R 9G 3B | Score 63: 9R 6G 0B

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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	2,825x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	518x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	960x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	388x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16