MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 01:46
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	59%

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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 i5-6600-$139 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 76.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 175 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 288 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 47.9 Parallax 24.9 22% 33.2 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 53.8 Splatting 18.1 34% 45.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 2.4 13 47 45 8.8 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	36.5% Below average	Read 170 Write 45.1 Mixed 48.6 SusWrite 50.6 17% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 19.2 49% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 17.5 75% 166 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 100%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 23GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 220 212 210 208 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 361 Write 280 Mixed 194 SusWrite 212 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 36.2 116% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 247 202% 290 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 283GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 84 85 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 90.5 Write 89.4 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 83.3 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 377GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 78 77 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 76.5 Write 71.7 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 76.5 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 12GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 10.9 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 87.8 46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 72%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,828x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	961x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16