MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive215% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '21 at 10:50
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 184
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 413
56% 414 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.7% Average
Lighting 59.2
Reflection 69.5
Parallax 62.4
48% 63.7 fps
MRender 68.9
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 54.8
50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 1070 1219 1213 1257 1226 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,800
Write 1234
Mixed 421
SusWrite 1,124
254% 1,144 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 48
172% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 528
DQ Write 461
DQ Mixed 341
298% 443 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 215%
Great: 215%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
70.7% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 80%

 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 6,586 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $676
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HDDRAMUSB
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