MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.8% 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 Drive34.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 10 '18 at 09:54
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 786
80% 645 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.8% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 139
Parallax 121
103% 129 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 127
Splatting 105
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0831C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 77 32 38 81 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Read 473
Write 422
Mixed 14.9
SusWrite 102
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 0.5
35% 9.43 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
389GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 130 130 130 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 130
Write 126
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 130
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 20.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 69.7%
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 6,618 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $692
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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