MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.1% 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 Drive112% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '17 at 01:54
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 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 i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 139
2-Core 281
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 775
81% 649 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 112
Parallax 106
82% 106 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 95
Splatting 98.6
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 701
Write 327
Mixed 443
108% 490 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 39.4
179% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 53.5
93% 176 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 112%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
978GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 154
Mixed 163
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.23
87% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 21.2
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 22.5
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.6%
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 6,564 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: $898
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HDDRAMUSB
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