MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	78.3% 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	103% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '18 at 15:03
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 70.6 1-Core 104 2-Core 186 68% 120 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 460 48% 383 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.6% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.3% Very good	Lighting 96.2 Reflection 108 Parallax 92 78% 98.7 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 91.2 Splatting 98.1 78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Fujitsu F500-256GB 256GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1205A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 316 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 172 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 58 (A3) Unknown 100 100 8 (A4) Unknown 100 100 9020 (A5) Unknown 100 100 59 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 17 (94) Unknown 100 100 17812 (95) Unknown 100 100 537 (96) Unknown 100 100 402 (97) Unknown 100 100 523 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 3 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 51 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 74364 (F2) Unknown 100 100 159509 (F5) Unknown 100 100 144320	103% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 484 Mixed 508 113% 504 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 36 134% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 81.5 112% 203 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 747GB free Firmware: 0143 Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 39.6 Write 41.3 Mixed 38.3 30% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.15 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.22 45% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 63%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 640GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.6 Mixed 38.7 51% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.23 69% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 61%
Fujitsu HDD 2TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 162GB free, PID 0566 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 39.7 Mixed 29.9 46% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.05 4K Write 0.07 4K Mixed 0.04 4% 0.05 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CTHC -DDR4 1x16GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.3 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 47%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 89%

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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	2,836x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,209x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	522x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	210x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	390x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	221x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16