MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive127% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A71
MotherboardMSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '22 at 16:57
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 418
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7A71) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 4.3
Parallax 7.5
5% 5.97 fps
Gravity 8.9
Splatting 0.2
3% 4.55 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 404 435 440 392 348 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 432
Mixed 420
SusWrite 407
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 65.9
223% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 308
232% 313 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 127%
Great: 130%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43
153GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 59 60 60 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 102
Write 102
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 60.6
62% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.5% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.5%
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 6,572 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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