MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.35% 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 Drive55.2% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '18 at 10:16
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7350K-$42
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 206
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 372
49% 368 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
5.35% Terrible
Lighting 7.77
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 7.31
6% 8.51 fps
MRender 7.62
Gravity 6.83
Splatting 0.04
3% 4.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.35%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TG20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 217 222 174 211 222 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 381
Write 137
Mixed 209
SusWrite 209
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 14.9
4K Mixed 19.4
69% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 64.5
DQ Mixed 88.3
77% 118 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FDR2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.7% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 13
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 81%

 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 6,576 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $752
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