MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive84.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateSep 07 '17 at 05:41
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 248
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 509
67% 505 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4565
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.59% Terrible
Lighting 8.03
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 7.81
6% 9.24 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 16.4
10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.59%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 169
Write 178
Mixed 822
89% 390 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 28
154% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 489
DQ Write 497
DQ Mixed 27.2
149% 338 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 144%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.2% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 108%

 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 6,548 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: $907
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