MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 15:30
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 227 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 371 49% 366 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22F1) CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 94.2 57% 75.9 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 47.2 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB 3,215 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT21D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 115 128 103 82 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 391 Write 131 Mixed 147 SusWrite 101 42% 193 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 18.3 81% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 36 DQ Mixed 49.1 46% 73.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 141 145 145 145 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 146 Write 127 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 144 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/4G 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.4% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 20.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%

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

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,813x
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	957x
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: $907

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