MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.4% 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 Drive70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '18 at 21:34
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 237
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 763
74% 610 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.4% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 110
Parallax 93.2
82% 101 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 91.2
Splatting 93.7
77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 76 103 108 122 93 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 492
Write 160
Mixed 249
SusWrite 111
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 22.3
124% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 28
63% 128 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 185 187 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 190
Mixed 34
SusWrite 187
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2666 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 32GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 27.2
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 26.4
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 96%

 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 6,604 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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