MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive163% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 03 '22 at 18:20
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 225
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 716
66% 554 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.9% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 137
Parallax 139
99% 132 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 131
Splatting 116
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1240 699 662 241 220 225 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1,542
Write 1,568
Mixed 1,216
SusWrite 548
273% 1,219 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 42.6
143% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,028
DQ Write 59.1
DQ Mixed 131
199% 406 MB/s
Poor: 137%
This bench: 163%
Great: 269%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
17GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 478
Write 404
Mixed 380
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 40.8
139% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 56.4
DQ Mixed 99.9
104% 180 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
71GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 106 125 167 105 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 154
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 132
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 114%
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 28
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 25.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 18.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 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 6,603 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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