MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive94.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 11:47
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (94th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 143
2-Core 271
96% 170 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 792
76% 629 Pts
64-Core 799
49% 799 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 192
Parallax 176
144% 182 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 176
Splatting 120
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 145 53 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 448
Mixed 389
SusWrite 85.8
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 49.7
174% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 250
210% 303 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 165 166 168 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 124
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 168
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 172 174 175 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 168
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 174
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.1% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 16.4
54% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 22
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 110%

 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 5,574 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $745
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HDDRAMUSB
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