MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.1% 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	65.2% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '17 at 22:42
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 846 80% 663 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2030 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.8.2 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 68 Parallax 87.7 49% 71.9 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 59 Splatting 55.7 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 73GB free Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 166 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 33 (A5) Unknown 100 100 4259882 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 43 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 406 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 68 292059414563 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 51539607564 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 445 (EA) Unknown 100 100 465 (F1) Unknown 253 253 457 (F2) Unknown 253 253 45 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	84.4% Excellent	Read 501 Write 228 Mixed 266 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 22.4 130% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 43.3 96% 203 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 107%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^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 7738 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1217 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 94 94 136 (AE) Unknown 100 100 26 (B4) Unknown 0 0 5563 (B7) Unknown 100 100 201 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 46 231929479206 (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 94 94 6 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 50923166806 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1591578800 (F8) Unknown 100 100 40540297	65.2% Good	Read 501 Write 87.1 Mixed 187 56% 258 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 20.7 111% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 35.1 62% 120 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 105%
JMicron 1TB 862 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 204GB free Firmware: 0223 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 69.1 Mixed 57.9 48% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.2 53% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 5GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 104523528 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10662 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 15837850 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 17495 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2122 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 46 505020446 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 113 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 62 62 77194 (C2) HDA temperature 30 54 73014444062 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -93875100183866 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11415823018 (F2) Unknown 100 253 10647602180	68.2% Good	Read 119 Write 119 Mixed 111 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.21 75% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 5GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 91760725 (03) Spinup time 94 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 13268 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 46 46 4355146252423 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14338 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2825 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 196611 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 47 521863199 (C2) HDA temperature 31 53 81604378655 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 25 20 91760725 (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 55138790171854 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2235780386 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3182035514	42.6% Average	Read 75.9 Write 72.7 Mixed 63.2 53% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.28 68% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 68%
JMicron 1TB 862 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3GB free Firmware: 0223 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 72.7 Write 73.1 Mixed 74.9 56% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.22 73% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 83%
Seagate ST3300831SCE 300GB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 2GB free Firmware: 3.03 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 52 47 99780753 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12590 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 39868053 (09) Power-on hours count 28 28 63918 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2381 (C2) HDA temperature 34 60 73014444066 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 52 47 99780753 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 3 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	21.5% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 38.2 Mixed 46.8 31% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.64 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 33%
WDC WD50 00AAKS-75A7B0 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 6GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 33.7 Mixed 31.3 42% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.25 58% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.5 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 27.4 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 90%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	117x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	75x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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