MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.4% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '17 at 13:51
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 424 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3559) 3GB CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31% Below average	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 35.4 Parallax 45.2 31% 39.5 fps	MRender 40.4 Gravity 46.9 Splatting 30.3 31% 39.2 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA10.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 711 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 147 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 196 196 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 52 (C2) HDA temperature 83 59 176094117905	87.4% Excellent	Read 510 Write 313 Mixed 469 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 12.8 124% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 12.4 85% 198 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 91%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 179GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 147 147 1616 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4295 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7248 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3801 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 5 (BE) vendor-specific 86 56 235405326 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 137 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 71 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 306579 (C2) HDA temperature 129 99 14 (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	23.5% Poor	Read 66.4 Write 15.8 Mixed 23.9 26% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.25 4K Write 0.08 4K Mixed 0.11 25% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 61%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 50GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 142 140 3858 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3664 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15206 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3340 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 691 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2972 (C2) HDA temperature 123 92 20 (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	64.6% Good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 111 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.34 98% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 1x8GB 2,457 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 13.6 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 48%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,816x
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	863x
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	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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	219x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $898

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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