MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive237% 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)
Memory20 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime10.9 Days
Run DateApr 27 '19 at 15:38
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 (87th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 80.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 265
85% 156 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 475
64% 475 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.2%
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: 419.67
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 187
Parallax 186
143% 183 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 180
Splatting 119
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 331 330 330 333 333 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 2,253
Write 1,471
Mixed 1219
SusWrite 354
293% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 76.2
263% 93 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 1,015
DQ Mixed 982
740% 987 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 237%
Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
87GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 65 61 59 58 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 475
Write 373
Mixed 341
SusWrite 85.5
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 43.3
158% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 95.8
DQ Mixed 177
137% 193 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44
712GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 112 112 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 123
Write 108
Mixed 87
SusWrite 111
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB
2347, 2347, 2347 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.9% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 19.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 80%

 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 5,594 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $753
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