MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.2% 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 Drive168% 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)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateApr 02 '20 at 15:36
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 245
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 514
69% 518 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 1F08) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 115
Parallax 111
97% 115 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 103
Splatting 86.7
87% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 547 709 750 741 721 683 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,030
Write 396
Mixed 682
SusWrite 692
156% 700 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 45.9
171% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 726
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 794
576% 744 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 168%
Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
87GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 421 459 186 93 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 443
Mixed 404
SusWrite 259
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 64.4
216% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 362
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
568GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 421 462 469 459 441 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 483
Mixed 393
SusWrite 426
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 48.7
161% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 113%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 27.8
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 26
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 86%

 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 6,566 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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