MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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 Drive	386% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '18 at 04:59
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 769 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 206 Parallax 202 156% 200 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 188 Splatting 129 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 454GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2161 2109 2196 2099 2025 2011 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	386% Outstanding	Read 2,378 Write 1,804 Mixed 1,268 SusWrite 2100 423% 1,888 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 88.1 318% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,436 DQ Mixed 1,443 1,086% 1,449 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 386% Great: 393%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 138GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1019 1142 1116 1149 1155 1134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,099 Write 929 Mixed 758 SusWrite 1,119 220% 976 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 58.8 222% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 825 DQ Write 501 DQ Mixed 628 477% 652 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 219%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 947GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 125 127 128 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 113 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 126 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,834 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 31.3 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 35.3 104% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 45.1 89% 45.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,281x
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