MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive243% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 19:11
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 409
55% 409 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
3.17% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 7
Parallax 7.1
5% 6.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.17%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 826 841 845 745 726 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,805
Write 1,621
Mixed 1,474
SusWrite 841
322% 1,435 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 68.4
236% 86.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,190
DQ Write 900
DQ Mixed 1033
776% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 184%
This bench: 243%
Great: 288%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
293GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 75 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 66.6
Write 68.3
Mixed 68.9
SusWrite 74.5
52% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
313GB free
Firmware: HP16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 120 112 113 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68% Good
Read 122
Write 116
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 115
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 68%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 17.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 88%

 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 6,567 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: $887
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