MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	140% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	272% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '18 at 19:55
Run Duration	106 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 302 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 846 91% 722 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2782 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 201 Reflection 204 Parallax 185 164% 197 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 192 Splatting 131 122% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 262GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,818 Write 1,379 Mixed 1,381 408% 1,859 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 34 221% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 63.9 DQ Write 423 DQ Mixed 210 172% 232 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 810GB free Firmware: CC4C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 82 169769928 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2304 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 1568 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 38797917 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2418 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1702 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 4301 (BC) Unknown 100 98 34360262670 (BD) vendor-specific 90 90 10 (BE) vendor-specific 71 52 487850013 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 110 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 15611 (C2) HDA temperature 29 48 60129542173 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 1 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 1 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 45711336932785 (F1) Unknown 100 253 32585498401074 (F2) Unknown 100 253 85934342944731	72.6% Very good	Read 120 Write 133 Mixed 120 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.37 98% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 27.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,814x
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	958x
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: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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