MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	245% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 01:57
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 78.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 259 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 426 62% 455 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 184 Reflection 195 Parallax 198 150% 192 fps	Gravity 190 Splatting 126 136% 158 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 311 311 310 312 311 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,348 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,240 SusWrite 482 306% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 74.5 249% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 1,010 DQ Mixed 975 737% 984 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 107GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 67 57 56 56 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 475 Write 374 Mixed 152 SusWrite 80.1 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 36 123% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 90.9 DQ Mixed 111 104% 169 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 891GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 106 SusWrite 118 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2347, 2347, 2347 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.4 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 21.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 80%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,326x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	911x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	334x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	885x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	750x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	161x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	529x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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