MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive119% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '20 at 01:07
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 520
71% 530 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.99% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.78
7% 9.67 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 17.3
11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.99%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 477 489 488 489 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 423
Mixed 343
SusWrite 480
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 48.1
180% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 346
264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 347 346 349 348 348 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 316
Write 302
Mixed 152
SusWrite 347
204% 279 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 2
848% 6.97 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 191%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 32.7
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 118%

 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: $887
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HDDRAMUSB
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