MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.1% 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	48.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 23:30
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 235 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 437 53% 409 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 3001) CLim: 1114 MHz, MLim: 1524 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.1% Poor	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 49.5 33% 34.9 fps	MRender 16.8 Gravity 22.8 Splatting 26 18% 21.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 40 99 29 91 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 380 Write 367 Mixed 307 SusWrite 86.3 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 3.2 76% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 48.9 DQ Mixed 21.4 51% 114 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 23GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 175 149 153 176 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 159 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 166 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FBD2 1x8GB 616 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.4 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 10 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 53%

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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 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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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