MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.8% 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	91.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '17 at 01:04
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 533 72% 534 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F0) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.8% Below average	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 48.6 31% 41.3 fps	MRender 49 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 33.7 33% 41.9 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 38227 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 239 (B1) Unknown 75 75 300 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 59 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (EB) Unknown 99 99 98 (F1) Unknown 99 99 55536377870	91.9% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 349 Mixed 336 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 20.1 133% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 19.9 84% 189 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 108%
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 52GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1122 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 707 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 128 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131084 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 131 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 586	93.7% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 478 Mixed 496 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 13.9 122% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 34.9 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 13.8 65% 136 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 7 (03) Spinup time 253 166 1883 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3578 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 16036 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1167 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 152 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 357385 (C2) HDA temperature 119 107 31 (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 2	62.8% Good	Read 116 Write 103 Mixed 98.4 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.18 73% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 67%
mophie SpacePack 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 30GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 15.8 Write 4.01 Mixed 12.8 12% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 28.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 27.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 88%

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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	2,817x
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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Value: 68% - Good

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 $178	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