MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	77.8% 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	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). 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	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 10 '24 at 05:57
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.3% Below average	Memory 62 1-Core 44.4 2-Core 72 39% 59.5 Pts	4-Core 95.3 8-Core 115 14% 105 Pts	64-Core 155 10% 155 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.8% Very good	Lighting 84.3 Reflection 125 Parallax 117 69% 108 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 133 Splatting 111 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN15ABHA 256GB 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6T3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 259 204 267 273 287 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 388 Write 347 Mixed 306 SusWrite 260 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 24.9 89% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 216 164% 223 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 104%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 14,020 User benchmarks, average bench 468% 1.5TB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 946 942 671 969 1126 1266 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,322 Mixed 1,363 SusWrite 986 291% 1,295 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 32.1 107% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 263 180% 224 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 633%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$46 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 849GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 98 110 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 106 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 12,209 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 13.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 12.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 379 10% 379 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 114%

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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	45	12	120	27.2"	1280 984	GSM5C0A LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,853x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,218x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	525x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	974x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	873x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	819x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	214x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	185x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	393x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	225x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $701

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16