MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.2% 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 Drive97.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime15 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 03:57
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 250
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 746
73% 600 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.2% Very good
Lighting 96.7
Reflection 110
Parallax 93.4
79% 100 fps
MRender 94.5
Gravity 92.1
Splatting 95.5
77% 94 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 175 163 167 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 407
Write 410
Mixed 221
SusWrite 171
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 46.7
189% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 220
185% 271 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 98%
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 (48th percentile)
71.3% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 20.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 21.9
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 71.3%
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 6,551 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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