MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	198% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 18:45
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 828 81% 666 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 223 Parallax 211 171% 215 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 210 Splatting 127 153% 196 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 600 1107 983 432 1147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,109 Write 1,200 Mixed 612 SusWrite 880 214% 950 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 54 207% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 780 DQ Mixed 591 505% 742 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 210%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 56GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 163 131 78 76 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 444 Mixed 396 SusWrite 137 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.5 179% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 241 204% 297 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 158 155 155 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 145 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 154 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 838GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 98 98 97 99 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 99.5 Write 58 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 96.2 102% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 80%

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

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,283x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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