MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive112% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 16:58
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 as expected (46th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 247
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 710
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 161
Parallax 158
140% 164 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 143
Splatting 108
113% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FT04.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 305 276 235 292 506 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 854
Write 183
Mixed 262
SusWrite 326
89% 406 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 37.5
144% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 206
182% 281 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 112%
Great: 185%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
245GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 125 125 126 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 124
Write 104
Mixed 84.3
SusWrite 125
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 127 127 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 127
Write 124
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 126
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.6% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 19.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 20.2
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 104%

 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 5,538 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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