MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive184% 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)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '22 at 15:13
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 278
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 529
72% 533 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 134
Parallax 247
107% 171 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 84.5
87% 109 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0A 256GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 687 308 312 304 304 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 937
Write 894
Mixed 869
SusWrite 467
178% 792 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 79.7
271% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 751
DQ Mixed 467
430% 659 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 184%
Great: 183%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown VMA45UG-MEC1U2AW2 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 33.8
110% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 46.3
SC Mixed 31.9
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%

 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 6,557 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: $898
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