MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.8% 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	216% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '18 at 13:41
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	16%

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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 609 81% 608 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 73.4 Parallax 65.2 60% 70.7 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 58.1 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2,482 Write 1,031 Mixed 1,234 346% 1,582 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 29.2 164% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 53.7 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 24.5 45% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 27GB free Firmware: DXM01D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2522 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 87 87 465 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 4576 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 25458557267 (F2) Unknown 99 99 36400312791	85% Excellent	Read 507 Write 302 Mixed 336 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 22.2 110% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 65.6 114% 224 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 175GB free Firmware: CR100-10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7296 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12687 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 38903 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5393 (BB) vendor-specific 17 17 262228 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 47 35 (C2) HDA temperature 133 79 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 306279 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 393	43.1% Average	Read 69.7 Write 80.3 Mixed 73.6 56% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.35 81% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 44%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 353GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 34.8 Mixed 10 32% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.27 72% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 67%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,819x
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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Total price: $887

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 $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