MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.5% 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	33.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '24 at 22:24
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 729 78% 619 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4072) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.5% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 116 Parallax 133 104% 125 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 102 Splatting 89.9 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 42 13 26 8.4 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 396 Write 69 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 22.9 26% 124 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 18 51% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 55%
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 737GB free Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 2240 1096 1976 2231 2249 1418 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 1,934 Write 2,251 Mixed 1993 SusWrite 1,868 455% 2,012 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 71.2 236% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 973 692% 895 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 394%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 13.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 94%

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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	69	57	180	23.8"	1280 720	GBT2403 G24F 2

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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	2,826x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	388x
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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16