MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive95.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 17:21
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 499
65% 490 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 196
Parallax 206
147% 194 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 187
Splatting 128
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 344 397 384 401 370 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 388
Mixed 308
SusWrite 357
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 38.8
126% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 284
232% 332 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 43.1
MC Mixed 35.5
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 44.6
SC Mixed 30
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 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 6,570 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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