MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	310% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '18 at 23:06
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 274 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 834 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 173 Parallax 182 150% 180 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 150 Splatting 114 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 1503 1499 1551 602 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,539 Write 1,486 Mixed 1,253 SusWrite 1,133 356% 1,603 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 88 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 943 DQ Mixed 1,053 801% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 333%
HP S600 240GB 1,240 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 223GB free Firmware: HC0525E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 100 71 71 67 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 322 Write 460 Mixed 351 SusWrite 126 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 20.9 113% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 83 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 28 51% 97.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 96%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 292 293 292 292 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 484 Mixed 397 SusWrite 312 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 62.1 208% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 199 197 197 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 186 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 197 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 28.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 32.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,300x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	744x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	589x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	245x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16