MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive218% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 06 '17 at 07:37
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 222
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 633
66% 532 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Lighting 68.6
Reflection 65
Parallax 57.1
56% 63.6 fps
MRender 67.6
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 65.5
54% 65.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
252GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 509
Write 345
Mixed 343
88% 399 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 9.71
97% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 43.9
96% 200 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81%
Great: 101%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,998
Write 1,223
Mixed 1,208
326% 1,476 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 28.8
188% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 59
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 27.5
74% 148 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 218%
Great: 236%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9300
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
64% Good
Read 115
Write 108
Mixed 93.3
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.44
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.14
103% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 64%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.7% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 20.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 65.7%
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 6,576 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $752
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