MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.5% 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	79.8% 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, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '17 at 07:23
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 96.6 2-Core 191 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 661 62% 513 Pts	64-Core 670 42% 670 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 60.2 57% 66.7 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 68.8 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 844 Write 150 Mixed 402 101% 465 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 7.91 91% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 11.6 76% 176 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 133%
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 111GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9680 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1339 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 191 191 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 68 (C2) HDA temperature 72 40 257698824220	69.1% Good	Read 496 Write 241 Mixed 270 74% 336 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 7.5 87% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 33.5 78% 166 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 76%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 216GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 4175 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1433 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 771 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 103 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4983 (C2) HDA temperature 118 115 29 (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	51.2% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 86.9 Mixed 82.5 65% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.27 4K Mixed 0.28 104% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 152GB free Firmware: 9401 Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 114 Write 87.9 Mixed 88.1 72% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.23 75% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 103%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 649GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 62.7 Write 65.5 Mixed 42.2 72% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.19 55% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x16GB 5,153 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 12.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 47%

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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 $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	517x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
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: $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