MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.8% 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 Drive155% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '18 at 10:26
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 811
82% 664 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 122
Parallax 104
90% 112 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 102
Splatting 107
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,386
Write 573
Mixed 796
202% 918 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 32.1
167% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 455
DQ Mixed 64.7
130% 254 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 155%
Great: 157%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 180
Mixed 164
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.17
76% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 25.5
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 26.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 84%

 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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