MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.4% 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 Drive58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateOct 09 '20 at 04:01
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 697
67% 553 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.4% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 128
Parallax 112
98% 120 fps
MRender 91.6
Gravity 117
Splatting 98
83% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GCS8 SATA 128GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8DC4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 55 45 44 43 44 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 401
Write 90.7
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 49.7
32% 151 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 18.5
107% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 88.3
DQ Mixed 67.9
82% 150 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
88GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 100 100 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 110
Write 92.8
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 98.7
68% 92.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
840GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 162 164 162 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 151
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 161
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KYXC0V-MID 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
44.9% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 13.2
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 46%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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