MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	286% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '18 at 00:13
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 883 86% 706 Pts	64-Core 885 55% 885 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 125 Parallax 105 91% 114 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 103 Splatting 109 87% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,627 Write 1,723 Mixed 1,793 453% 2,048 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 42.1 238% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 56.4 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 41.5 60% 107 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 353%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 137 137 25797919127 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 660 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1758 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 490 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 662 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 662 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 171799740445 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	96.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 162 Mixed 161 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.22 96% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 92.6 Write 85.7 Mixed 47.6 92% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB 1,246 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 29.6 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29.1 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 84%

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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