MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 19 '21 at 09:42
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
54.8% Above average
Memory 63.1
1-Core 78.7
2-Core 132
54% 91.3 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 276
36% 272 Pts
64-Core 289
18% 289 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 109
Parallax 177
94% 134 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 129
Splatting 75.7
79% 99.4 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 89%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 53 96 107 106 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 108
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 93.6
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GLLG42F-18---------- 8325 GLLG42F-D8KBGA------ 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.3% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 12.6
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 75%

 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 613 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $499
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