MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '22 at 08:51
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 246
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 460
63% 468 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
57.2% Above average
Lighting 70.7
Reflection 75.6
Parallax 69.4
58% 71.9 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 67.9
56% 69 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 82 70 70 84 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 294
Write 155
Mixed 184
SusWrite 73.8
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 32
96% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 87.5
DQ Write 93.8
DQ Mixed 117
81% 99.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 75%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45
466GB free
Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1031 1301 1260 1451 1545 1402 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,213
Write 1,679
Mixed 1,189
SusWrite 1,332
306% 1,353 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 48.2
167% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 94.9
DQ Mixed 182
232% 443 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 207%
Great: 253%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
38GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 163 129 150 152 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 166
Write 164
Mixed 93.4
SusWrite 147
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 23.4
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 23.4
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 88%

 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 6,557 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
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia 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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