MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 30 '20 at 10:53
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 238
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 623
65% 522 Pts
64-Core 558
34% 558 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.9% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 114
Parallax 99.4
88% 107 fps
MRender 86.3
Gravity 107
Splatting 88.3
77% 94 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0922FS
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 484
Write 416
Mixed 383
95% 428 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 32.5
111% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 65.6
DQ Mixed 69.5
59% 88.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
457GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 166 173 171 173 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 148
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 167
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.5% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 110%

 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 6,567 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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