MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 45% Yacht


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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	305% 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.

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Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	9.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 18:00
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	26%

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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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 257 96% 169 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 706 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 13.8 Reflection 171 Parallax 169 11% 118 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 155 Splatting 112 121% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 665 656 658 660 642 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,555 Write 2,346 Mixed 1384 SusWrite 670 387% 1,739 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 95.5 316% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,567 DQ Write 1,303 DQ Mixed 1386 1,051% 1,419 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 340%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 109 111 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 122 Write 70 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 109 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 83%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 901GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 114 114 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 100 Write 114 Mixed 71 SusWrite 114 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 26.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 27.1 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

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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 $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 $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