MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics140% 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 Drive88.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '18 at 06:56
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 844
83% 678 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2953 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 209
Parallax 209
164% 207 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 193
Splatting 131
123% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 73 90 77 78 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 517
Write 446
Mixed 370
SusWrite 93.9
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 43.8
173% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 85.2
DQ Mixed 179
138% 195 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 91%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 119 128 127 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 90
Write 126
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 126
73% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.2
264% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
3.5TB free
Firmware: DN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 222 222 222 220 221 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 22.8
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 23.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $968
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