MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive130% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 00:19
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 240
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 702
74% 590 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Lighting 64
Reflection 69.4
Parallax 81.2
52% 71.5 fps
MRender 67.6
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 57
50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 408 414 426 429 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 440
Mixed 427
SusWrite 418
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 69.6
225% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 243
204% 294 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 130%
Great: 128%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
243GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 83 81 83 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 82.5
Write 74
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 81.7
55% 75 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 86%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
927GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 131 130 130 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 140
Write 134
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 130
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
68.5% Good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 19.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 21.4
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 84%

 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 6,589 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $687
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