MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.5% 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	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 12:16
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 909 95% 762 Pts	64-Core 903 56% 903 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2127 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 81.4 Reflection 87 Parallax 81.5 66% 83.3 fps	MRender 0.43 Gravity 77.7 Splatting 78.6 46% 52.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6960 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 4509 (B1) Unknown 96 96 133 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 54 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 833 (F1) Unknown 99 99 28889794719	78.6% Very good	Read 512 Write 403 Mixed 445 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 22.3 104% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 16.1 22% 39.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 86%
Hds721010kla33r RSD HUA 1TB 966 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free Firmware: GKAOAG0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 151 (03) Spinup time 112 112 55879008825 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1429 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 32 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 58757 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 821 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1778 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1778 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 240519086116 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 3 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	89.1% Excellent	Read 157 Write 154 Mixed 143 114% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.23 88% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 54517472 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 206 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 61 60 1425618 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 243 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 136 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (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 71 58 487915549 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2722 (C2) HDA temperature 29 42 85899345949 (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 14139032338531 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2426539614 (F2) Unknown 100 253 599456300	85.1% Excellent	Read 155 Write 142 Mixed 142 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.24 88% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 111063424 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5283 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 316968540 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6899 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5241 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032839 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 46 471203868 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 813 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11373 (C2) HDA temperature 28 54 47244640284 (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 -84185653961823 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -78158520321228 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -109542129416133
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 158837496 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2931 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 25909427501 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9023 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2537 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032834 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 71 53 487915549 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 912 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 70 70 60534 (C2) HDA temperature 29 47 60129542173 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -3801046050070 (F1) Unknown 100 253 42930402655 (F2) Unknown 100 253 53452683889
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2733, 2733, 2733 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 95%

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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