MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.3% 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 Drive357% 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.
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)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 19 '23 at 19:12
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 505
59% 457 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$291
Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.3% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 106
Parallax 108
90% 108 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 90.3
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 234140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2015 2151 2178 2359 2360 2351 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
357% Outstanding
Read 2,397
Write 2,244
Mixed 2,070
SusWrite 2,236
504% 2,237 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 63.7
228% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,449
DQ Write 1023
DQ Mixed 1,148
881% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 357%
Great: 469%
HP S700 500GB-$60
157GB free
Firmware: S0509A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 76 89 77 76 41 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 475
Write 400
Mixed 399
SusWrite 130
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 33.9
150% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 52
101% 201 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 100%
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203
96GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 315 308 296 288 276 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 330
Mixed 300
SusWrite 303
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 38.2
138% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 174
178% 289 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 32GB
3000, 3000 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 31.1
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 28.8
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 93.7%
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 6,612 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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HDDRAMUSB
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