MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '19 at 04:01
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (99th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 425
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
EVGA(3842 2062) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3505 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 116
Parallax 110
94% 114 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 93.6
Splatting 84.1
83% 104 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.58% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 7.22
6% 8.19 fps
MRender 8.71
Gravity 5.87
Splatting 13.2
8% 9.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.58%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,840
Write 1,224
Mixed 609
269% 1,224 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 55.1
233% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,182
DQ Write 917
DQ Mixed 973
749% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 181 181 182 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 156
Mixed 85
SusWrite 181
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.3% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 24.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21.6
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 74%

 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $510
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