MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics139% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '20 at 00:22
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$41
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 347
46% 346 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 216
Parallax 201
160% 204 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 199
Splatting 139
128% 157 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 1TB
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 429 431 448 441 439 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 486
Mixed 392
SusWrite 425
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 55
193% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 343
261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 122%
Great: 139%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FADP 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.1% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 78%

 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 6,579 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $726
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