MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	69.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '17 at 18:54
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 267 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 801 85% 678 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2032 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 124 Parallax 118 96% 120 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 107 Splatting 108 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1041 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 295 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 10 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 52 44 240519151664 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4770487351 (F7) Unknown 100 100 149601283 (F8) Unknown 100 100 53910627 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1944 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	69.4% Good	Read 486 Write 319 Mixed 299 81% 368 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 14.9 96% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.7 DQ Write 85.5 DQ Mixed 14.9 23% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 98%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 904GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 86 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 100 92 (03) Spinup time 121 100 25790447928 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2951 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 100 31 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 24193 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2220 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 79 5966281 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 50 555941923 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2956 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2956 (C2) HDA temperature 171 120 214749413411 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80.3% Excellent	Read 139 Write 141 Mixed 120 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.44 105% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 559GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 171 2241 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2232 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16777 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1688 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 56 538705952 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 434 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1797 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	79.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 137 Mixed 136 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.23 4K Write 2.79 4K Mixed 0.32 138% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1000LM002-9VQ14L 1TB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 168GB free Firmware: CC94 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 129 99 1885983736 (03) Spinup time 96 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11446 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 23043149 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3135 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2621 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65539 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 50 538771488 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 652 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8935 (C2) HDA temperature 32 50 8589934624 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 129 99 1885983736 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 51939039515672 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4099572622 (F2) Unknown 100 253 641506143	35.8% Below average	Read 67.7 Write 57.1 Mixed 56.1 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 0.64 4K Mixed 0.09 37% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 48%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 63GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 170 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1376 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1868 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 470 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 29 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2960 (C2) HDA temperature 108 94 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	83.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 146 Mixed 135 106% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.19 4K Write 2.65 4K Mixed 0.35 137% 1.39 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 109%
WD My Passport Essential 500GB 1,381 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 295GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 33 Mixed 10.3 31% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.28 56% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16.1 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 110%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,818x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,200x
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	864x
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	208x
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: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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