MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.8% 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 Drive34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 17 '21 at 23:03
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 39%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 269
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 718
73% 591 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.8% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 137
Parallax 126
97% 127 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 129
Splatting 113
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 83 45 51 32 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 372
Write 66.2
Mixed 310
SusWrite 57.2
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 17.6
4K Mixed 11.2
37% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 65.9
DQ Mixed 26.5
39% 75 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
57GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 155 162 159 154 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 141
Write 134
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 158
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.2% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 18.8
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 22.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 88%

 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 6,599 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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