MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.1% 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	90.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '23 at 01:05
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 202 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 364 50% 371 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1263) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.42 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.1% Above average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 95.7 Parallax 90.6 47% 81.3 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 90.9 Splatting 77.3 71% 88.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 182 148 158 136 125 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 453 Mixed 293 SusWrite 160 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 42.8 149% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 258 219% 319 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 107%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 618GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 482 550 547 549 549 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 1991 Mixed 1,721 SusWrite 674 357% 1,590 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 60 198% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 976 729% 972 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 300%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 16GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 26.6 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	14	90	12	165	24"	1280 720	GSM5C08 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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