MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 14 '21 at 02:36
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-6600-$125
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 232
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 463
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.6% Very good
Lighting 90.8
Reflection 90.1
Parallax 83.8
74% 88.2 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 80
Splatting 72
70% 87.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 75 51 51 32 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 413
Write 230
Mixed 311
SusWrite 39.7
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 28.9
125% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 153
146% 226 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 100%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
23GB free
Firmware: 415000WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 472
Write 394
Mixed 340
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 48.1
169% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 256
215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32
283GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 85 84 86 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 90.4
Write 90.5
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 84.8
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
377GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 80 81 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 79.5
Write 67.4
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 79.8
51% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 18.2
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 72%

 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 6,615 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: $692
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