MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '22 at 22:12
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 245 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 648 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4081) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 285 Reflection 261 Parallax 302 232% 283 fps	MRender 305 Gravity 238 Splatting 176 189% 240 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,217 Write 1,666 Mixed 1,434 393% 1,772 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 59.5 195% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 627 DQ Mixed 836 613% 811 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 10GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 441 Write 406 Mixed 373 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 45.9 152% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 157GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 448 454 451 438 432 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 430 Mixed 421 SusWrite 445 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 46 151% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 342GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 160 164 162 163 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 135 Write 130 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 162 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$67 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.4% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 22 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,836x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,208x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16