MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive246% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '18 at 14:36
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 143
2-Core 284
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 736
77% 616 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 116
Parallax 99.3
93% 110 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 101
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,710
Write 1,372
Mixed 1,395
401% 1,826 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 30.7
132% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 24
96% 216 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 246%
Great: 254%
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130
14GB free
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 323
Mixed 393
91% 412 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 33.2
137% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 88.7
129% 241 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
516GB free
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 94.7
Write 99.1
Mixed 102
75% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.43
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB-$55
252GB free
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 82.7
Write 69
Mixed 58.2
52% 70 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.47
98% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
94% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 27
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.9
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 94%
Great: 100%

 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 5,539 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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