MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive98.1% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 10 '21 at 07:16
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 75.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 246
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 654
68% 547 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2662 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 142
Parallax 134
104% 135 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 136
Splatting 121
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM22.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 382 362 274 274 254 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 448
Mixed 316
SusWrite 324
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 39.2
149% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 169
167% 263 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
301GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 461 450 472 455 474 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 481
Mixed 404
SusWrite 462
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 63.3
208% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
504GB free
Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1324 1301 1458 1359 1480 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,540
Write 1301
Mixed 1,245
SusWrite 1,374
359% 1,615 MB/s
4K Read 64.4
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 94.3
312% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1214
DQ Write 1,108
DQ Mixed 1,223
900% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 334%
Great: 355%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
875GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 106 107 107 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 102
Write 100
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 106
124% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.4% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 19
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 89.7
45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 101%

 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 6,566 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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