MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime8.5 Days
Run DateApr 25 '20 at 02:19
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 276
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 748
76% 618 Pts
64-Core 767
48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 187
Parallax 169
136% 174 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 168
Splatting 122
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 243 142 223 287 347 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 300
Write 13.5
Mixed 315
SusWrite 234
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 16.6
91% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 47.7
DQ Mixed 32.8
43% 79.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 70%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
775GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2027 1909 1320 1158 1186 1184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,462
Write 2,311
Mixed 1,631
SusWrite 1,464
441% 1,967 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 86.3
290% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,517
DQ Write 1,213
DQ Mixed 1,333
1,006% 1,354 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 339%
Great: 372%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 96 94 90 105 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 94
Write 92.5
Mixed 50
SusWrite 96.8
61% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 26.8
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 29
82% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $907
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