MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive47.2% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 22 '19 at 13:07
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 278
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 744
80% 636 Pts
64-Core 749
46% 749 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 124
Parallax 140
105% 131 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 125
Splatting 102
107% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 64 62 58 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 132
Write 77
Mixed 104
SusWrite 64.2
21% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 27.6
111% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 81.8
DQ Mixed 79.9
63% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
399GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 411 411 407 411 414 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 476
Mixed 381
SusWrite 413
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 47.8
181% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 284
232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 116%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
935GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 128 132 134 126 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 128
Write 116
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 132
72% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41% Average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 14.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41%
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 6,555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
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: $899
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