MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics80.8% 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 Drive66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 01:32
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 281
92% 169 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 761
83% 656 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.8% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 113
Parallax 95.9
82% 103 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 92.3
Splatting 97.1
78% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 134 134 134 134 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 470
Write 373
Mixed 163
SusWrite 138
63% 286 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 8.2
112% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 32.9
67% 134 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
922GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 183 184 185 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 176
Mixed 110
SusWrite 184
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.2%
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 6,567 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: $887
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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