MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive133% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateDec 15 '18 at 23:12
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 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-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 745
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 194
Parallax 194
149% 190 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 182
Splatting 123
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
460GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 443 477 485 485 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 454
Mixed 408
SusWrite 472
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 63.8
218% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
2TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 93 95 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 95
Write 81
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 94.7
111% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.2
44% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
72.5% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 23
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 86%

 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 6,552 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: $907
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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