MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50% 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	206% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (31%). 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '24 at 23:52
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 386 48% 367 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 94.7 Parallax 77.8 50% 78.1 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 73 Splatting 46.8 49% 61.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 893GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1367 1387 724 527 532 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1310 Write 1,320 Mixed 880 SusWrite 970 252% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 64.1 212% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 585 DQ Mixed 272 303% 513 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 295%
Kingston DT microDuo 16GB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 13GB free, PID 16a1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 3.3 4.9 4.9 4.1 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 102 Write 8.2 Mixed 5 SusWrite 4.3 24% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 91% 8.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 30 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 27 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 109%

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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	44	8	60	24.1"	1280 720	SAM0587 SyncMaster

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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	2,828x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16