MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A64
Motherboard	MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 03:14
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 675 66% 541 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 123 Reflection 125 Parallax 105 100% 118 fps	Gravity 137 Splatting 106 106% 122 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^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 3113 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 678 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 47 (AE) Unknown 100 100 81 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 45 236224053279 (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 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 10791912326 (F7) Unknown 100 100 338381593 (F8) Unknown 100 100 274951437 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1258 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	77.9% Very good	Read 475 Write 325 Mixed 336 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 23 102% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 40.3 72% 141 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 128 128 25789464867 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2760 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3162 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 668 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2760 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2760 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 240519151647 (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 200 200 0	87.2% Excellent	Read 170 Write 134 Mixed 164 118% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.2 86% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 7.3 Mixed 16.4 21% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.95 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 1 118% 2.92 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x16GB 5,153 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.7% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.3 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 11.4 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 47%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	95x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	50x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	37x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	36x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	9x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	16x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	12x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	11x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $458

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