MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
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 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.55% 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 Drive64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 01 '17 at 01:35
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 19%

 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 i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 242
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 457
61% 454 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4771
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 9.77
Parallax 6.47
6% 7.68 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 13.9
8% 9.92 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 490
Write 258
Mixed 297
77% 348 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 4.79
83% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 94.5
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 10.3
46% 101 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.8% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 13.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 14.3
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 91%

 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 6,551 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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