MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 days ago, 10 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 01:12
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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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 i7-7700K-$379 484,815 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 238 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 571 64% 489 Pts	64-Core 621 42% 621 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$330 993,871 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.7% Very good	Lighting 87.6 Reflection 101 Parallax 90.9 71% 93.2 fps	MRender 91.3 Gravity 89.8 Splatting 89.9 73% 90.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$39 19,230 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 56 54 50 48 57 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.3% Average	Read 236 Write 57.3 Mixed 150 SusWrite 55.4 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 19.3 81% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 94.7 DQ Write 74.6 DQ Mixed 31.9 38% 67.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$77 245,542 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 173 175 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 181 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 173 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$79 403,833 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 95%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 81%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 88%, 484,815 samples	3,062x
Core i5-7600KIntel $244Bench 84%, 164,144 samples	1,480x
Core i7-7700Intel $327Bench 80%, 174,122 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 786,866 samples	1,180x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 79%, 993,871 samples	1,089x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	950x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples	431x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 111%, 615,795 samples	249x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 54%, 17,053 samples	249x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	492x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 15,980 samples	252x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 71%, 76,917 samples	226x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,084

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16