MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateNov 26 '17 at 06:57
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 277
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 783
81% 651 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 195
Parallax 176
146% 183 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 172
Splatting 122
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 165
Write 140
Mixed 131
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.18
90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.3% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 12
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 110%

 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 6,554 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: $907
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