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MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics157% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory43.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '22 at 22:03
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 255
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 705
66% 549 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 232
Reflection 209
Parallax 216
189% 219 fps
MRender 238
Gravity 153
Splatting 125
135% 172 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 157%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 31 21 13 24 31 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
96GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,582
Write 2,329
Mixed 1,883
504% 2,265 MB/s
4K Read 65.9
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 90.9
303% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,478
DQ Write 1,196
DQ Mixed 1298
982% 1,324 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$61
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 147 146 146 147 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 141
Write 142
Mixed 20
SusWrite 146
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 029E CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 04CB 029E CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
69.3% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.7
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 21.7
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 74%

 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 6,934 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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