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MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics130% 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 Drive37% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '22 at 23:25
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$148
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 258
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 748
74% 602 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270
MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 177
Parallax 176
140% 175 fps
MRender 208
Gravity 155
Splatting 132
131% 165 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM60.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 112 54 74 60 154 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37% Below average
Read 90.3
Write 28.3
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 87.8
13% 58.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 29.5
76% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 35.2
DQ Mixed 21.5
28% 53.8 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 183 187 185 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 150
Mixed 83.9
SusWrite 186
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Toshiba HDWL120 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 29 11 35 18 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 26.4
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 28.5
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 104%

 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 6,960 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $597
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