MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	142% 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	235% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '17 at 21:10
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 265 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 833 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2820 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 221 Parallax 195 166% 207 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 201 Splatting 136 128% 158 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 859GB free Firmware: M0CR050 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 7 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 66 146030067739 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 365451219 (F7) Unknown 100 100 11435023 (F8) Unknown 100 100 474142 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4395 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	88.9% Excellent	Read 487 Write 341 Mixed 338 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 25 121% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 47.1 99% 204 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 105%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,271 Write 1,035 Mixed 1,109 322% 1,472 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 30.9 208% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 517 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 31.9 146% 331 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 236%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1TB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 42 Mixed 13.7 39% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.19 59% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 28 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 30.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 110%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,283x
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 $95Bench 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: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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