MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85.4% 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 Drive66.4% 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 11:19
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 89.1
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 547
73% 548 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 93.5
88% 105 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 92.1
Splatting 102
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team L5 SSD 120GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0818
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 145 157 131 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 455
Write 144
Mixed 162
SusWrite 148
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 12
113% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 62.2
74% 129 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 82%
SSDPR-CX300-240 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 339 205 63 64 64 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 348
Mixed 333
SusWrite 177
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 34
159% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 172
157% 237 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 92%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
150GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 53 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Read 42.5
Write 39
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 54
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
115% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
917GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 143 143 142 140 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 163
Write 130
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 142
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 87%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB-$159
29GB free
Firmware: V56OA7EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
24.8% Poor
Read 51
Write 53.2
Mixed 32
SusWrite 35
32% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 40%
Hitachi HDS5C1032CLA382 320GB
284GB free
Firmware: JCFOA3HB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 64 62 64 62 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 61.7
Write 62.5
Mixed 34
SusWrite 63.1
40% 55.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 41%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB
15GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 9 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
7.62% Terrible
Read 26.8
Write 7.5
Mixed 8
SusWrite 8.9
14% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.62%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Goodram GR2133D464L15/16G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2310 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
75% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75%
Great: 79%

 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 6,568 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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