MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	163% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '23 at 05:24
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 142 2-Core 274 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 685 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 110% XFX(1EAE 6502) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 142 Parallax 234 94% 164 fps	MRender 217 Gravity 122 Splatting 188 144% 176 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP500CV30001 500GB 3,172 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU5SH018 SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 906 350 167 167 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,061 Write 962 Mixed 928 SusWrite 424 189% 844 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65.3 226% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 489 387% 525 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 205%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$71 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 162GB free Firmware: 02K0S86D SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 440 442 330 50 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 606 Write 41.5 Mixed 302 SusWrite 304 69% 313 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 52 172% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 87.8 129% 244 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB 2,084 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 28.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 27.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 101%

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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 $184Bench 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