MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.6% 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 Drive86.7% 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 08 '19 at 12:37
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 767
80% 640 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36CD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.6% Very good
Lighting 97.8
Reflection 104
Parallax 93.2
80% 98.5 fps
MRender 87.9
Gravity 90
Splatting 82.8
71% 86.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BB240G6 240GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G2010039
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 262 259 240 229 254 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 333
Write 268
Mixed 247
SusWrite 251
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 36.6
154% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 232
180% 248 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
760GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 123 122 125 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 118
Write 82
Mixed 66
SusWrite 124
72% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.5
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 14.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41%
Great: 79%

 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 6,567 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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HDDRAMUSB
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