MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics126% 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 Drive221% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161201
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 13:34
Run Duration248 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 155
2-Core 311
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 604
80% 602 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 101%
Great: 89%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3604) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 187
Parallax 185
143% 182 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 178
Splatting 123
114% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Lighting 67.5
Reflection 71
Parallax 63.2
55% 67.2 fps
MRender 74.1
Gravity 65.6
Splatting 55.8
52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 282 264 243 235 231 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 1,979
Write 1,318
Mixed 532
SusWrite 293
227% 1,031 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 61.8
239% 93.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,164
DQ Write 1,134
DQ Mixed 696
647% 998 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 221%
Great: 236%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
601GB free
Firmware: AX1P1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 85 87 88 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 72.7
Write 74.7
Mixed 30
SusWrite 87.1
48% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 62%
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB (2013)
158GB free
Firmware: CC93
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 88 90 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 76.7
Write 72
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 88
52% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 71%
WD Elements 2TB
736GB free, PID 107c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 131 131 130 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 90.2
Write 92.5
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 131
134% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
MC Read 34
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 29.8
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 31.3
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 109%

 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 5,540 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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: $959
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