MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 23:22
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 232 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 483 65% 484 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6262) ≥ 4GB; EVGA GEFORCE GTX 1060 CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Lighting 79.5 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 66 65% 73.6 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 71.8 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2120G 120GB 4,240 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 140 140 131 131 129 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 491 Write 195 Mixed 228 SusWrite 136 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 26 121% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 135 130% 209 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB 30,824 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.7 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.7 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 42%

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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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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) $30	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