MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	121% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '18 at 22:34
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 849 84% 687 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 228 Parallax 236 176% 227 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 211 Splatting 146 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 418 393 421 399 246 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 433 Mixed 401 SusWrite 389 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 57.7 194% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
FCCT960M500SSD1 960GB 736 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 159GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 408 409 416 415 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 420 Mixed 332 SusWrite 409 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 36.7 138% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 181 171% 265 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 99%
Apricorn Padlock 3.0 2TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 967GB free, PID 0310 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 154 153 155 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 186 Write 184 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 154 181% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,010 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,328x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	911x
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	750x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
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	529x
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 $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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