MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive258% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '17 at 19:49
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 221
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 595
63% 502 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 85B7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 77.8
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 69.2
63% 75.1 fps
MRender 73.2
Gravity 72.3
Splatting 73.9
60% 73.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 2,609
Write 932
Mixed 1,134
340% 1,558 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 55.8
240% 88.1 MB/s
DQ Read 907
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 222
250% 447 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 258%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
926GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 148
Write 149
Mixed 80
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.33
108% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 113%
ST950032 5AS 500GB
44GB free, PID 6388
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 34.8
Write 38.6
Mixed 36.7
48% 36.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.3
43% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 24
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 21.7
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.4%
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 6,607 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: $684
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