MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '23 at 11:09
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 222 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 626 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 420 Write 202 Mixed 84.9 51% 236 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 9.4 36% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 15.7 13% 19.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 237GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 152 151 152 151 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 159 Write 144 Mixed 111 SusWrite 151 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 145GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 123 120 121 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 138 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 121 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 108%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 58GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 57.2 Write 58.4 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 40.9 66% 49.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 32%
PI-239 USB 2.0 Drive 500GB 682 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 78GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 50.6 Write 38.2 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 42.2 54% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 22%
SAMSUNG HM321HI 320GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 32GB free, PID 047a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 23.1 Write 27.4 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 42.1 46% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 25.8 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 27.2 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 110%

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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%	0	71	59	60	0"	1920 1009

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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 $90Bench 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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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