MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	79% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	244% 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 (44%). 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	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '24 at 23:27
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$91 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 190 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 305 38% 288 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79% Very good	Lighting 97.1 Reflection 162 Parallax 99.7 79% 120 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 96.2 79% 96 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 467GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1147 1471 1662 1702 1856 1824 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,696 Write 2,071 Mixed 1,744 SusWrite 1,610 402% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 54.5 173% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 721 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 456 361% 511 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 441%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 144GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 303 303 319 329 328 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 469 Write 345 Mixed 235 SusWrite 305 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 14.7 92% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 86.4 106% 182 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 86%
Fanxiang S101 1TB 2,599 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 509GB free Firmware: V0906B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 320 361 350 393 391 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 433 Write 377 Mixed 336 SusWrite 358 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 29.9 123% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 53.8 101% 198 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 107%
Seagate ST9640423AS 640GB 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 53GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 41 41 42 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 72.2 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 41.1 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 26.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 25.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 105%

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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	41	18	60	27"	1920 1057	AOC2702 27B2G5

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,836x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,208x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
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	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16