MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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	130% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '18 at 03:42
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 317 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 865 90% 725 Pts	64-Core 870 54% 870 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2787 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 207 Parallax 188 160% 197 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 198 Splatting 136 126% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 317 319 317 318 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 455 Mixed 396 SusWrite 331 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 69.9 240% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 379GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 484 484 471 472 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 452 Mixed 380 SusWrite 477 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 55 204% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 281 230% 329 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 399GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 486 485 472 473 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 459 Mixed 380 SusWrite 478 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 68.3 236% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 334 258% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 549GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2171 2157 1128 1141 1145 1147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,348 Write 2199 Mixed 1,576 SusWrite 1,482 426% 1,901 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 100 340% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,730 DQ Write 1543 DQ Mixed 1,626 1,222% 1,633 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.4 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 30.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

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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	3,290x
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 $90Bench 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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $948

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