MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81% 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 Drive53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '21 at 06:35
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 268
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 501
70% 519 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 98
Parallax 162
86% 122 fps
MRender 87.3
Gravity 116
Splatting 68.9
72% 90.7 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 81%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X6001T 1TB
822GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1230A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 312 414 430 106 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 316
Write 302
Mixed 293
SusWrite 274
67% 296 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 15.8
4K Mixed 13.4
43% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 45.2
91% 177 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.5
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.4
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 144 24" 1280 720 AUS24A3 MG248
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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