MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	218% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 14:31
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 772 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 159 Parallax 135 121% 148 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 145 Splatting 119 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 579 295 294 295 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,645 Write 1,424 Mixed 588 SusWrite 419 226% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 53.1 251% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 1,267 DQ Mixed 727 668% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 194GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 323 306 299 296 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 454 Mixed 332 SusWrite 329 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51 188% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 251 213% 314 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 306GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 456 460 438 393 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 440 Mixed 412 SusWrite 429 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 57.3 201% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 294 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 167GB free Firmware: Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 272 276 273 273 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,840 Write 513 Mixed 235 SusWrite 310 157% 725 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 61.8 192% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 765 DQ Write 670 DQ Mixed 113 250% 516 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 806GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 174 177 179 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 180 Mixed 108 SusWrite 177 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 466GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 125 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 123 Write 115 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 124 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 26.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 101%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,290x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	878x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Total price: $959

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