MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.6% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '18 at 12:32
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	4%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 553 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Lighting 85.2 Reflection 83.2 Parallax 72.2 70% 80.2 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 75.7 62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^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 3906 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1378 (A2) Unknown 100 100 295 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 524315 (AE) Unknown 100 100 257 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 257 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 92 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3942 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3833	81.6% Excellent	Read 512 Write 347 Mixed 359 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 10 103% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 9.82 71% 166 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 97%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 551GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 64 211249554 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 38 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 64 60 2238875 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -35412005355475 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 38 (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 64 55 655622180 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 142 (C2) HDA temperature 36 45 81604378660 (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 93956704567339 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1168480160 (F2) Unknown 100 253 507810523 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	55.3% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 95.8 Mixed 75.7 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.39 4K Mixed 0.35 185% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 47%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) Builds (Compare 6,551 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,812x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	516x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	957x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	861x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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