MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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 Drive	153% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 20:51
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 264 97% 171 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 819 87% 697 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3745) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 158 Parallax 135 116% 145 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 145 Splatting 114 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C4005T3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 498 659 587 661 584 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,224 Write 752 Mixed 532 SusWrite 595 172% 776 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.7 172% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 105 139% 254 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 159%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 126GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 306 305 305 305 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 492 Mixed 400 SusWrite 321 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.6 209% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 655GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 175 176 178 174 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 170 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 175 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 113%
Seagate ST500LM030-1RK17D 500GB 12,805 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 350GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 116 113 114 115 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 78 Mixed 51 SusWrite 112 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 199% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C14 4x8GB 734 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.2 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 122%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,599 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,330x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	912x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	334x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	885x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	751x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	247x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	162x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	530x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	217x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	134x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16