MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.6% 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	81.4% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	13.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	35.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '23 at 04:56
Run Duration	397 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700k VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 240 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 631 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 69.2 60% 72.6 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 68.5 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 233 190 148 192 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 323 Write 387 Mixed 132 SusWrite 206 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 40.3 131% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 273 221% 315 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 213GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 404 348 65 72 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 401 Mixed 304 SusWrite 218 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 48.8 153% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 259 223% 329 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 126%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$280 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 56 55 54 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 316 Write 344 Mixed 323 SusWrite 54.8 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 23.7 76% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 87.5 77% 115 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 128%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 74GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 52.9 Write 53.7 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 61.1 38% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 57%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 745GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 54 53 55 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 90.8 Write 87.5 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 53.7 84% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 44%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 3,390 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 6.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 55 54 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 193 Write 201 Mixed 128 SusWrite 54.2 186% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.4 254% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 100%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 639GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 121 118 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 128 Write 138 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 117 156% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 393GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 53 53 52 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 106 Write 98.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 52.3 90% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 52 52 53 52 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 130 Write 140 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 52.6 132% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 60%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 640GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 51GB free, PID 2101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 37 36 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 36.6 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 36.4 45% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 33% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 16%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 904GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 52 51 51 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 140 Write 146 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 51.4 136% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 68%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 89GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 50 50 51 49 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 70.8 Write 70.7 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 50.1 82% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 59%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 53 52 52 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 52.3 123% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 48GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.4% Very good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 23.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.9 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns

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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	60	30	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 49S405

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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	2,832x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	963x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	867x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
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	220x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16