MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
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 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive34% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '19 at 01:18
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 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-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 267
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 738
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 2426) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.1% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 140
Parallax 0.09
113% 92.7 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 132
Splatting 0.04
58% 80.6 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM71.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 2.7 13 4 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34% Below average
Read 335
Write 105
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 79.5
33% 152 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 20.6
4K Mixed 10.8
50% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 14.5
DQ Write 15.8
DQ Mixed 14.9
11% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
364GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 139 141 139 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 150
Write 130
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 139
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
143GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 108 108 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 162
Write 122
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 108
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.2% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.8
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 21.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 612 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $505
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