MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	320% 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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '18 at 10:07
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$247 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 768 77% 624 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 159 Parallax 167 133% 163 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 136 Splatting 104 110% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 935 656 656 658 656 653 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,582 Write 2,369 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 702 386% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 71.6 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 101 348% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1554 DQ Write 1,406 DQ Mixed 1445 1,094% 1,468 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 297GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 475 476 474 474 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 442 Mixed 437 SusWrite 462 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59.3 207% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 826GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 178 178 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 165 Mixed 39 SusWrite 177 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 107%
ASMT 2115 1TB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 731GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 98 97 101 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 97.3 Write 78 Mixed 26 SusWrite 97.3 97% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 167%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 4x8GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 31.3 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 32.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,337x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	914x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	334x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	886x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	754x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	592x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	247x
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	532x
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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $764

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $251	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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