MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.4% 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 Drive110% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 04:35
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 766
79% 637 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 88.6
Parallax 78
82% 89 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 78.5
63% 76.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$95
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 395 392 401 401 408 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 423
Mixed 265
SusWrite 398
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 37.5
163% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 284
232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 200 198 198 199 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 148
Mixed 85
SusWrite 199
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 26.9
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 29.3
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 107%

 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 6,548 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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