MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive113% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 03:20
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 834
81% 665 Pts
64-Core 831
51% 831 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 192
Parallax 174
143% 181 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 176
Splatting 119
111% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 313 306 300 299 297 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 463
Mixed 366
SusWrite 307
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 48.3
189% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 330
255% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 113%
Great: 119%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
120GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 272 258 237 232 246 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 487
Mixed 441
SusWrite 274
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 60.7
216% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 232
209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 120%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
676GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 120 121 120 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 99.5
Write 97.5
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 120
70% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.6% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 15.4
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 18.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 107%

 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 5,538 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $959
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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