MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive276% 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '19 at 16:19
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 578
77% 577 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 191
Parallax 193
152% 190 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 183
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 312 311 314 313 314 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,450
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,306
SusWrite 480
316% 1,427 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 89.2
303% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 1,492
DQ Mixed 1,012
829% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 276%
Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
87GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 101 64 59 58 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 500
Write 353
Mixed 160
SusWrite 77.8
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 39.9
163% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 114
114% 188 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44
819GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 116 119 117 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 108
Mixed 111
SusWrite 116
87% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB
2347, 2347, 2347 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 27.2
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 23.1
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $753
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