MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.6% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateSep 05 '18 at 04:09
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 240
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 467
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 1C06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 77
Parallax 73.4
62% 75.5 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 71.7
58% 71 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 97 97 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 424
Mixed 374
SusWrite 116
78% 352 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 49.2
180% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 248
207% 296 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
21GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 114 111 110 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 114
Write 111
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 110
67% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 0.5
207% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
45.2% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 12.3
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 13
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 47%

 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 5,534 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: $968
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