MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive96.5% 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 05 '18 at 07:42
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 303
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 798
83% 667 Pts
64-Core 841
52% 841 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 3033 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 213
Parallax 206
154% 202 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 185
Splatting 133
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 138 89 88 76 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 455
Mixed 358
SusWrite 133
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 44.1
173% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 180
176% 279 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 91%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 77 90 74 68 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 9.2
Write 1.7
Mixed 38
SusWrite 78.2
24% 31.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 2.7
501% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
3.5TB free
Firmware: DN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 220 221 224 223 222 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 (94th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 22.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 25.6
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
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: $960
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