MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.9% 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 Drive93.4% 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.
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 (11%). 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime11.6 Days
Run DateApr 22 '18 at 18:37
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 244
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 705
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.9% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.8
83% 103 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 98.6
79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 703
Write 314
Mixed 469
109% 495 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 22.6
152% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 34.7
DQ Write 59.2
DQ Mixed 53.8
39% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
890GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 150
Mixed 155
123% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.2
84% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 21
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 22.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 97%

 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 6,556 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: $899
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