MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive354% 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.
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)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '19 at 15:13
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 157
2-Core 312
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 623
83% 622 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 68
63% 74.5 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 74.6
60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2216 802 770 785 785 785 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2,756
Write 2,551
Mixed 1941
SusWrite 1,024
463% 2,068 MB/s
4K Read 75.2
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 103
347% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,859
DQ Write 1,444
DQ Mixed 1,557
1,190% 1,620 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 354%
Great: 355%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
112GB free
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 141 141 139 141 140 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 390
Write 155
Mixed 207
SusWrite 141
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 41.8
175% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 109
99% 151 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
650GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 108 107 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 90.4
Write 93.9
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 107
64% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 36
112% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 111%
Great: 90%

 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 6,606 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $684
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Intel Core i5-12600K $168Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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