MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics134% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '22 at 11:00
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$38
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 216
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 318
43% 321 Pts
64-Core 329
20% 329 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 172
Parallax 160
156% 175 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 137
Splatting 115
114% 144 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,797
Write 1,891
Mixed 1,388
378% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 80.4
262% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 653
DQ Mixed 792
584% 774 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31
300GB free
Firmware: CA12
SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 96.7
Write 90.7
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 61
56% 75.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
387GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 121 122 124 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 126
Write 117
Mixed 66.2
SusWrite 122
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 29.7
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 27.5
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 89%

 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 6,638 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $704
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