MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	47.2% 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	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 20:13
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Memory 49.6 1-Core 15.9 2-Core 48.4 26% 38 Pts	4-Core 99.1 8-Core 117 14% 108 Pts	64-Core 128 8% 128 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.30.02 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 81.6 49% 66.5 fps	MRender 56.8 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 43.7 44% 55.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
APS-SE20G-512 512GB 784 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 8.9 6.3 5 8.2 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,285 Write 13.2 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 8.4 69% 333 MB/s	4K Read 187 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 3 288% 63.8 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 267%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 254GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 48 47 48 49 54 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 56 Write 48 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 48.4 34% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 10GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 14 5.8 6.1 13 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 16.2 Mixed 14.9 SusWrite 9.1 22% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.3 84% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.6 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.1 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 162 25% 162 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	21.5"	1280 720	GSM5844 EW224

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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	516x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	861x
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