MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive136% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 21:56
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 231
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 499
66% 497 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.6.3
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.9% Below average
Lighting 44.5
Reflection 62.2
Parallax 63.3
36% 56.7 fps
MRender 61.1
Gravity 48
Splatting 52.8
44% 54 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 212 213 192 197 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 923
Write 261
Mixed 259
SusWrite 208
90% 413 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 56.2
191% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 532
DQ Mixed 323
316% 506 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 136%
Great: 144%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
847GB free
Firmware: RSM4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 129 129 127 128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 87.8
Write 123
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 128
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.7
200% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.8% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 18.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 103%

 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 6,548 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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