MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.8% 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	167% 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.

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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '24 at 08:25
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	12%

Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700T 9,225 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 203 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 566 61% 487 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.8% Very good	Lighting 97 Reflection 97.1 Parallax 88.1 79% 94.1 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 88.7 Splatting 76.6 70% 86.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 327 327 328 327 327 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 1,194 Mixed 714 SusWrite 347 202% 908 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 60 197% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 569 DQ Mixed 709 517% 677 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 236%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: SBFA12.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 173 105 104 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 443 Write 392 Mixed 344 SusWrite 141 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 36.9 142% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 215 193% 290 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FDD2 04CB 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 16GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.9 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns

Take a copy of your results

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	144	23.8"	1920 1017	SAM7178 LS24AG30x

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) Builds (Compare 6,630 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,846x
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	223x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $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) $39	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