MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	93.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '23 at 17:32
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	52%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 98 2-Core 181 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 382 44% 341 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3730) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2540 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.4% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 133 Parallax 120 95% 123 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 111 Splatting 110 90% 110 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1479 Write 1,361 Mixed 1,184 299% 1,341 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 39.7 131% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 527 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 421 318% 430 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 271%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 119 120 106 115 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 113 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 107%
ASolid USB 126GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 93GB free, PID 205a Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 30 31 29 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 267 Write 17.6 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 29.1 76% 87 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.5 90% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4B8G2J3000K15K 2x8GB 402 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	51.9% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 104%

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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%	24	199	58	144	27"	1280 720	HKC2711 27E1QA

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Gaming 89%

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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	2,859x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,220x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	976x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	876x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	821x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	216x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	185x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	395x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	225x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

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