MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '19 at 01:49
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$242 712,312 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 (97^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 260 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 775 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.6 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,956 Write 1,039 Mixed 418 248% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 54.2 250% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,037 DQ Write 1,040 DQ Mixed 940 734% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 125GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 402 404 385 400 352 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 474 Mixed 378 SusWrite 401 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.6 163% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 336 253% 338 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1682 1687 1684 1688 1184 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,529 Write 1,660 Mixed 1,122 SusWrite 1,348 319% 1,415 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 86.6 307% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 990 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 322 413% 740 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 282%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 75GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 80.8 Write 77.8 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 79.7 57% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 26.7 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 29.8 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 103%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,283x
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	875x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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