MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.1% 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	91% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '18 at 08:24
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4620-$65 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 92.5 2-Core 133 66% 105 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 293 31% 246 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% EVGA(3842 2690) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 43.5 53% 48.1 fps	MRender 48.2 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 33.2 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM01D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5037 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 87 87 462 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 4576 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19194806792 (F2) Unknown 99 99 33548524413	91% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 335 Mixed 375 90% 409 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 20.6 127% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 20.7 90% 201 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 99%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 167 166 6650 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 300 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 349 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 88 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 561 (C2) HDA temperature 115 108 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	99.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 175 Mixed 165 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.74 4K Mixed 0.28 122% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: MFAOAA70 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 74 (03) Spinup time 140 140 51579191793 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 302 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 26 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 27648 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 260 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1395 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1395 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 206159544359 (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	96.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 162 Mixed 152 122% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.39 127% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 97%
Maxtor OneTouch 640GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 591GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 31.1 Write 27.5 Mixed 12.6 28% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.34 54% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 25.8 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 61%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,811x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,197x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	515x

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

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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