MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.3% 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 Drive43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 02:35
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 182
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 410
57% 421 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 87.2
Reflection 162
Parallax 157
71% 136 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 158
Splatting 108
101% 125 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 96 141 115 116 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 382
Write 121
Mixed 189
SusWrite 116
44% 202 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 15
65% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 17.2
DQ Write 35.1
DQ Mixed 18.1
16% 23.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 192 193 193 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 179
Mixed 30
SusWrite 192
106% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 110%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 23.1
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 21.9
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 91%

 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 6,565 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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