MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime15.8 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '19 at 20:09
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 266
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 764
74% 609 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 136
Parallax 114
104% 126 fps
MRender 95.2
Gravity 119
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 193 87 132 78 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 285
Write 384
Mixed 188
SusWrite 127
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 30.3
115% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 63.5
DQ Write 97.5
DQ Mixed 53.5
48% 71.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
555GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 152 152 151 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 150
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 152
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 26.4
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 35.1
SC Mixed 28.1
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $948
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HDDRAMUSB
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