MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 40% Speed boat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	56.3% 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	41% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '24 at 14:29
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	63%

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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 i5-6500-$60 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	26.5% Poor	Memory 40.6 1-Core 24.4 2-Core 47.8 24% 37.6 Pts	4-Core 71.7 8-Core 79 10% 75.3 Pts	64-Core 75 5% 75 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 108 Parallax 73.1 57% 83.6 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 67.2 55% 66.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 115 105 106 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 358 Write 168 Mixed 197 SusWrite 114 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 9.5 50% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 28.5 45% 85.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 70%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 157GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 112GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 22 22 22 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 72.1 Write 64 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 22.2 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 45%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 158GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 147GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 22 20 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 78.3 Write 72.5 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 22 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30 11,890 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	41.7% Average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 18 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 202 20% 202 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 90%

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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	40	17	60	23.5"	1920 1017	BNQ7F02 BenQ XL2410T

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,847x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,216x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	971x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	872x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	212x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	184x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	392x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	224x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16