MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.2% 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 Drive290% 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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '21 at 00:27
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 293
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 809
86% 685 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Asus(1043 86CA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.2% Very good
Lighting 96.6
Reflection 95.8
Parallax 88.5
79% 93.6 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 89.9
Splatting 76.9
71% 88.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1586 1671 1680 1696 974 570 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 1,692
Write 1,402
Mixed 1,291
SusWrite 1,363
323% 1,437 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 92.6
319% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 1,057
DQ Mixed 349
420% 723 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 290%
Great: 277%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 151 148 148 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 162
Write 146
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 151
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 26.5
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 98%

 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: $898
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