MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 Drive180% 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)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 15:13
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 244
81% 148 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 317
49% 353 Pts
64-Core 397
25% 397 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Asus(1043 8681) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 118
Parallax 130
100% 124 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 122
Splatting 94.5
102% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 236 235 233 232 228 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,480
Write 1,266
Mixed 569
SusWrite 275
199% 898 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 46.2
191% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,058
DQ Write 1,033
DQ Mixed 670
607% 921 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 180%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
131GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 101 103 103 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 141
Write 98.9
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 101
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.6% Above average
MC Read 23
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 17
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 17.6
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 102%

 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 6,606 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: $684
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $289Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $168Nvidia RTX 4070 $490Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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