MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	102% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	12 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 07:53
Run Duration	1539 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 193 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 704 73% 586 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 84%

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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 864 Write 441 Mixed 328 119% 545 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 11.5 99% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 1.36 76% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 (80^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	69.6% Good	Read 496 Write 243 Mixed 271 74% 337 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 7.57 88% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 34 80% 170 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 76%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 216GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^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 4985 (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	50.4% Above average	Read 88.4 Write 86.8 Mixed 81.2 64% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.27 103% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 152GB free Firmware: 9401 Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 92.1 Mixed 99.3 75% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.18 70% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.6% 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 62.1 Write 65.5 Mixed 42.3 72% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.17 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)	45.8% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 47%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,837x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,211x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	523x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	967x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	211x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	391x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $209	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $129	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16