MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 03:04
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 233 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 558 62% 486 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.52% Terrible	Lighting 7.13 Reflection 9 Parallax 6.44 6% 7.52 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 13.8 8% 9.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.52% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.8% Very good	Lighting 91.9 Reflection 95.8 Parallax 81.1 75% 89.6 fps	MRender 82.5 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 90.7 72% 86.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 150 108 102 94 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 435 Mixed 374 SusWrite 147 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 49.2 167% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 123GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 91 84 95 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 136 Write 64 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 92.2 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 8.3 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 88%

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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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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	517x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	958x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	813x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	207x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	386x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16