MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	342% 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

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System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '18 at 19:00
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 494 67% 498 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% EVGA(3842 0784) 3GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 55.2 Reflection 51 Parallax 66.8 45% 57.6 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 49.3 48% 60.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1533 1600 1759 1793 1797 1797 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,445 Write 1819 Mixed 896 SusWrite 1,713 383% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 74.8 266% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 1,275 DQ Mixed 1,132 894% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 353%
Adata SU800NS38 128GB 7,443 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 119GB free Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 391 410 414 415 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 402 Mixed 371 SusWrite 403 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 48.6 173% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 158 142% 208 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 698GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 98 95 95 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 106 Write 91.7 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 95.8 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 1,424 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 48.8 MC Mixed 34.2 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
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	875x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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