MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	133% 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.
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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 00:09
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 518 69% 517 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 64.5 57% 68.9 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 58.7 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 445 425 465 487 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 374 SusWrite 464 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.6 219% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 131%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 194GB free Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 143 74 76 77 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 351 Mixed 378 SusWrite 147 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50 175% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 242 204% 295 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 187 187 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 94.3 Write 125 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 185 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 90%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 58GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 9.2 11 10 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	6.25% Terrible	Read 19 Write 6.5 Mixed 3 SusWrite 10.1 11% 9.65 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.25% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 1x16GB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 44%

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Gaming 52%

Yacht

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $94Bench 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: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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