MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '19 at 18:31
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 113
2-Core 268
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 721
74% 595 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 187
Parallax 168
138% 175 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 168
Splatting 120
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 465 470 477 475 417 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 428
Write 477
Mixed 388
SusWrite 461
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 40.1
144% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 343
257% 343 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
43GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 109 108 124 150 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 136
Write 118
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 126
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 30.2
100% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 42.1
SC Mixed 29.3
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 105%

 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 6,556 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: $899
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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