MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.66% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 30 '18 at 05:06
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 below expectations (29th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 56.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
74% 139 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 471
63% 470 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4565
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.66% Terrible
Lighting 7.47
Reflection 11
Parallax 7.09
6% 8.51 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 14.5
8% 8.75 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.66%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
880GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 155
Mixed 120
111% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.26
98% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
31% Below average
MC Read 12
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 10.2
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 8.9
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 31%
Great: 47%

 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 6,554 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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