MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.1% 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	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 (12%). 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '24 at 18:38
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 223 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 600 60% 489 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000 12,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% HP(103C 11A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 453.10 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68% Good	Lighting 79.7 Reflection 91.4 Parallax 92.4 65% 87.8 fps	MRender 86.9 Gravity 86.8 Splatting 94.7 74% 89.5 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 70%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 186 176 188 186 186 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 471 Write 401 Mixed 234 SusWrite 189 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 38.7 141% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 274 217% 305 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 105%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 117GB 342 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 109GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 103 55 55 56 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 370 Write 348 Mixed 279 SusWrite 89.7 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 20.5 102% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 136 135% 210 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 2x8GB 1,299 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

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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	70	59	60	34.1"	1280 720	DELA131 DELL U3419W

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Gaming 89%

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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	2,830x
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	962x
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 $94Bench 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	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: $687

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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