MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '23 at 02:38
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 75.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 402 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.17% Terrible	Lighting 7.1 Reflection 7.4 Parallax 8.3 6% 7.6 fps	MRender 9.6 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 0.2 4% 5.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.17% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$123 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 203 262 265 278 276 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 316 Write 247 Mixed 235 SusWrite 252 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 23.5 80% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 174 150% 221 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.C8FDD1 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 16GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.6% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 82%

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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	30	34.1"	1280 720	GSM7770 LG ULTRAWIDE

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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	2,826x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	388x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16