MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 20:01
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	58%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 258 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 841 78% 653 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 157 Parallax 134 117% 145 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 140 Splatting 114 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,959 Write 1,449 Mixed 749 305% 1,386 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 62.5 260% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,146 DQ Write 1,313 DQ Mixed 974 804% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 206GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 115 115 110 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 113 Write 117 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 113 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 190% 2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 113%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 155 155 156 156 158 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 172 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 156 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.8 247% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F3R 1TB 778 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 212GB free Firmware: 1AJ30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 106 106 105 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 109 Write 21 Mixed 69 SusWrite 106 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.9 265% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.1 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 30.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 137%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	875x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16