MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive22.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 24 '19 at 14:28
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 141
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 778
83% 662 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 191
Parallax 195
150% 190 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 183
Splatting 123
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 55 5.9 46 36 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
22.4% Poor
Read 470
Write 274
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 40.8
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.4
4% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 163 179 179 179 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 180
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 175
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.6% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.6
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 22.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 612 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $525
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