MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.3% 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 Drive122% 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)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 03:18
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU9%
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 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-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 83.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 243
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 772
76% 624 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.3% Very good
Lighting 97.1
Reflection 108
Parallax 98.7
79% 101 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 91.4
Splatting 95
77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 194 74 217 339 368 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 963
Write 12.2
Mixed 339
SusWrite 236
84% 387 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 49.6
187% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 372
DQ Mixed 182
160% 231 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 122%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 176 174 177 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 186
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 176
104% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 21.3
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 22.8
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74%
Great: 97%

 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 6,553 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: $907
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