MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive97.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 29 '18 at 10:04
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 148
2-Core 304
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 840
89% 711 Pts
64-Core 839
52% 839 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 214
Parallax 201
153% 201 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 182
Splatting 135
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY EU SSD CS1311 240GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 139 89 89 80 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 466
Mixed 366
SusWrite 132
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 44.7
175% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 181
178% 282 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 123 125 128 129 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 61.8
Write 108
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 124
64% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.3
227% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
3.5TB free
Firmware: DN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 224 223 219 218 217 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 22.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 26
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $948
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