MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory37.6 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 01:32
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 254
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 775
75% 617 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 97.6
Reflection 87.4
Parallax 138
80% 108 fps
MRender 86.2
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 124
86% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 85%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-8D256-11 SATA 256GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T88110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 224 205 188 241 232 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 408
Mixed 380
SusWrite 216
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 51.8
176% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 304
240% 333 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 101%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1A1 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1A1 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 40GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 4096, 16384, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.7% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.8
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns

 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 5,542 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: $959
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