MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive208% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '20 at 15:06
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User DEU-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-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 555
76% 562 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Gainward(10B0 1F06) ≥ 4GB; Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Super Phantom GS
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 123
Parallax 130
110% 129 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 118
Splatting 105
106% 134 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 1009 10 87 103 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 1,524
Mixed 1,114
SusWrite 307
250% 1,116 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 84.2
298% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 685
DQ Write 957
DQ Mixed 270
358% 637 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 208%
Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
22GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 487
Write 438
Mixed 374
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 66.9
231% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 27.6
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 27.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 103%

 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 6,626 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: $692
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HDDRAMUSB
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