MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive248% 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateSep 21 '19 at 15:26
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU 45%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 231
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 616
64% 513 Pts
64-Core 557
34% 557 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Zotac(19DA 3507) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.8% Above average
Lighting 69.9
Reflection 68.7
Parallax 68.2
57% 69 fps
MRender 76.4
Gravity 61.8
Splatting 52.1
51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86
508GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 946 887 807 767 773 767 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 1,950
Write 1,487
Mixed 1,140
SusWrite 824
301% 1,350 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 67.4
236% 86.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1168
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 580
561% 891 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 248%
Great: 372%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
232GB free
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 65 60 77 240 246 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.5% Above average
Read 260
Write 44.5
Mixed 118
SusWrite 130
30% 138 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 20.5
93% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 57.5
88% 174 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
398GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 113 114 112 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 114
Write 97.5
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 113
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
35.2% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10.7
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 8.2
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 87
46% 87 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $505
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