MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.4% 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 Drive	90.7% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '19 at 05:24
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 790 85% 677 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 89 Parallax 181 96% 129 fps	MRender 87.9 Gravity 122 Splatting 129 94% 113 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 173 145 23 33 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 477 Mixed 392 SusWrite 116 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.6 156% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 201 190% 297 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 177 177 182 181 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 149 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 178 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.8 222% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 90%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 134 140 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 160 Write 139 Mixed 116 SusWrite 138 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 130 Mixed 81 SusWrite 161 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 4,554 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 22.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 97%

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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 $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 $90Bench 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