MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive267% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '20 at 16:41
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 195
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 398
51% 386 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
52% Above average
Lighting 65
Reflection 67.2
Parallax 78.5
53% 70.2 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 62.8
Splatting 55.5
50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1890 686 615 617 617 618 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 1,851
Write 2,072
Mixed 1229
SusWrite 840
336% 1,498 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 85.5
283% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,279
DQ Write 1,112
DQ Mixed 1,188
892% 1,193 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 267%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GY2400D464L15S/4G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.3% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 13.1
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 86%

 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 6,572 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: $887
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