MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.5% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateSep 07 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (100th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 413
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 46.7
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 38.9
38% 39 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 42.2
Splatting 37.1
32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3K87RA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 68 60 59 53 63 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 490
Write 343
Mixed 108
SusWrite 84.7
56% 256 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 98.9
4K Mixed 36.3
147% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 108
110% 183 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 82%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
197GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 86 97 98 96 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 90.5
Write 92.3
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 91.6
62% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
674GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 38.3
Write 39.8
Mixed 35
SusWrite 41.6
29% 38.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 24.2
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 22.3
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.4%
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 6,563 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: $898
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