MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	227% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '17 at 16:00
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 787 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 2785 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 775 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 34 (A8) Unknown 100 100 84 (A9) Unknown 100 100 560 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 13 (AE) Unknown 100 100 206 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 154 661425815583 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 43 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6880 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3122 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4488 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	106% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 477 Mixed 452 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 28.7 148% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 67.9 120% 237 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 253GB free Firmware: X41320RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1195 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 394 (A5) Unknown 100 100 5177400 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 24 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 353 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 156 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 68 292058693664 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 68721311772 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 943 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1157 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1120 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1777 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	81.2% Excellent	Read 484 Write 235 Mixed 269 72% 329 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 20.2 118% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 40.1 97% 208 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 209GB free Firmware: X41320RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 926 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 332 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2818078 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 54 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 628 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 134 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 65 279173791775 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 34360655886 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 544 (EA) Unknown 100 100 633 (F1) Unknown 253 253 612 (F2) Unknown 253 253 629 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	81.3% Excellent	Read 485 Write 228 Mixed 257 71% 324 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 21.5 119% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 42.4 98% 209 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 108%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,953 Write 1,101 Mixed 1,131 307% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 47.2 204% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 534 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 197 215% 365 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 26.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 26.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	117x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	75x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $517

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