MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics128% 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 Drive72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '20 at 03:44
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G4400-$45
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63.1% Good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 215
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 211
28% 212 Pts
64-Core 211
13% 211 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 182
Parallax 200
144% 186 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 187
Splatting 126
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
THU 120G 120GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0719A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 267 101 89 15 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 437
Write 375
Mixed 311
SusWrite 109
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 26.4
135% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 71.6
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 39.8
75% 142 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43
217GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 108 121 120 121 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 115
Write 117
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2133 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.6% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.7
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 84%

 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 6,606 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $684
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