MSI H270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics116% 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 Drive123% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI H270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171121
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 20 '20 at 04:32
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Memory 71.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 184
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 405
41% 333 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 168
Parallax 157
128% 161 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 158
Splatting 114
104% 129 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 200 31 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,080
Write 867
Mixed 664
SusWrite 114
151% 681 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 62.4
188% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 3.5
82% 198 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 123%
Great: 242%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3466C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.6
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 17.7
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 97.7
41% 97.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H270-A PRO (MS-7A71) Builds (Compare 303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $166
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