MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime22.2 Days
Run DateAug 02 '19 at 22:45
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 152
2-Core 308
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 601
79% 591 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.4% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 81.1
Parallax 77.5
62% 78.1 fps
MRender 75.8
Gravity 74
Splatting 73.5
61% 74.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS120G32TND-N1A0A 120GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 57 57 56 55 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
787GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 147 147 140 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 166
Write 160
Mixed 93
SusWrite 144
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 23.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 23.9
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 83%

 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 6,574 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: $887
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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