MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive87.7% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateJun 16 '21 at 06:04
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 221
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 592
59% 481 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
5.38% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 8.9
Parallax 8.2
6% 7.93 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 8.9
Splatting 0.1
5% 7.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.38%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Skhynix SC300 HFS256G32MND-3210A 256GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20131P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 268 266 255 267 235 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 394
Write 285
Mixed 335
SusWrite 265
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 36.7
139% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 209
179% 266 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 98%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
931GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 133 135 134 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 151
Write 130
Mixed 121
SusWrite 134
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 27.1
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 27.1
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.2%
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 6,568 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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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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