MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive251% 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 16:29
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 272
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 542
70% 531 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 152
Parallax 129
115% 141 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 136
Splatting 108
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 2,174
Write 1,383
Mixed 1,241
353% 1,600 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 30
199% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 561
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 29.2
147% 337 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 251%
Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
110GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 509
Write 351
Mixed 357
90% 405 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 24.8
142% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 45.5
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 80.6
81% 124 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 180
Mixed 178
133% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.39
118% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 31.7
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 33.1
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 44.5
90% 44.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 110%
Great: 120%

 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 5,543 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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