MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime10.4 Days
Run DateOct 24 '20 at 15:03
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 259
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 738
71% 586 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.5% Good
Lighting 88.7
Reflection 105
Parallax 98.3
72% 97.2 fps
MRender 0.14
Gravity 90.3
Splatting 96
55% 62.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 135 121 31 55 52 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 610
Write 322
Mixed 397
SusWrite 90.5
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 48.2
181% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 96.9
DQ Mixed 19.6
41% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 152 150 157 152 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 150
Write 155
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 154
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 108%
Hitachi HCS5C1010DLE630 1TB
878GB free
Firmware: MU2OA5R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 137 132 140 136 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 150
Write 142
Mixed 30
SusWrite 138
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2133 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.7% Above average
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.4
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.6
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 81%

 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 6,570 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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