MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.1% 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 Drive69.1% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 23 '18 at 17:42
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 132
2-Core 251
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 626
69% 545 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.1% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 114
Parallax 97
85% 105 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 95.7
Splatting 99.7
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 60GB-$56
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 111 109 111 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 348
Write 117
Mixed 156
SusWrite 112
40% 183 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 36.4
140% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 108
86% 118 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
911GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 154 150 150 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 157
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 152
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 0702 UD-51264V2400T 859B BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FBD2 16GB
2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.4% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns

 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 6,566 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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