MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	13.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '23 at 21:06
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 87.5 2-Core 184 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 293 33% 261 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 68.3 59% 72.1 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 67.4 56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 44 79 117 121 144 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	13.7% Very poor	Read 121 Write 38.8 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 92 18% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 2.9 10% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 70%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 158GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 92GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 25 24 24 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 71.2 Write 50.3 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 25.5 34% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 62%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 157GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 146GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 22 20 25 27 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 83.3 Write 75.2 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 23 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30 11,890 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 90%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,841x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,213x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	969x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	211x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	222x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16