MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 22:32
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 698
69% 565 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
64.2% Good
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 90.6
Parallax 75.7
64% 81.6 fps
MRender 79.6
Gravity 75.5
Splatting 80.6
64% 78.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 Pro 256GB-$38
145GB free
Firmware: Q0308A_H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 423 449 455 459 459 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 456
Mixed 412
SusWrite 444
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 47
169% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 95.5
127% 227 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 112%
Great: 116%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
416GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 657 657 610 608 609 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 1,853
Write 1,696
Mixed 728
SusWrite 676
276% 1,238 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 56.6
212% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,034
DQ Write 1,393
DQ Mixed 893
764% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 234%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
533GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 85 83 115 126 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 148
Write 130
Mixed 91
SusWrite 105
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.1% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.7
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 104%

 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 6,556 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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HDDRAMUSB
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