MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive175% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateJun 18 '17 at 20:31
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 251
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 772
70% 587 Pts
64-Core 769
48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 152
Parallax 140
112% 143 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 132
Splatting 112
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,552
Write 532
Mixed 775
208% 953 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 50.7
190% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 492
DQ Write 498
DQ Mixed 173
219% 388 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 175%
Great: 144%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
3TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 185
Mixed 172
135% 180 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.22
113% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
76.3% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 23.8
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 24.2
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 115%

 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 6,554 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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