MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive133% 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '19 at 12:17
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 112
2-Core 268
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 710
76% 606 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 141
Parallax 124
106% 132 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 129
Splatting 103
93% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ2 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 255 258 258 259 258 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 642
Write 763
Mixed 672
SusWrite 294
134% 593 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 52.9
192% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 702
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 535
446% 641 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 133%
Great: 119%
Seagate ST31000524NS 1TB-$94
931GB free
Firmware: AV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 132 133 132 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 121
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 130
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 27.9
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 28.7
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 94%

 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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