MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics89.3% 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 Drive86.8% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateApr 16 '17 at 20:37
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 287
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 800
86% 687 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 116
Parallax 100
93% 110 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 102
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial_CT1050MX300SSD1 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
9.33% Terrible
Read 106
Write 75.7
Mixed 89.2
20% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.33
2% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.33%
Great: 10%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100
837GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 486
Write 315
Mixed 340
84% 380 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 28.3
119% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 53.1
98% 199 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 105%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42% Average
Read 102
Write 103
Mixed 77.3
119% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.18
59% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 42%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 28.6
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 30.1
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) Builds (Compare 6,568 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $887
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HDDRAMUSB
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