MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92% 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 Drive104% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '21 at 22:37
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 146
2-Core 291
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 548
75% 559 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 112
Parallax 115
93% 114 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 102
Splatting 94.5
89% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 298 289 300 291 291 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 345
Mixed 293
SusWrite 299
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 44.3
172% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 171
173% 279 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 99%
HP S700 500GB-$60
86GB free
Firmware: S0509A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 144 76 77 78 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 425
Mixed 424
SusWrite 134
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 40.3
192% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 59.1
112% 223 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST3360320AS 360GB-$79
149GB free
Firmware: 3.AAM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 70 71 71 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 68.1
Write 35.7
Mixed 42.7
SusWrite 70.5
40% 54.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 32GB
3000, 3000 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 32
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 29.4
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 97.9%
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 6,609 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $687
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