MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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 Drive	408% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 00:04
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 152 2-Core 280 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 839 84% 683 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 193 Parallax 186 143% 185 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 180 Splatting 123 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2114 2181 2172 2205 1882 1825 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	408% Outstanding	Read 2,888 Write 2,208 Mixed 1,486 SusWrite 2,063 484% 2,162 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 91.8 329% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,471 DQ Mixed 1,482 1,110% 1,472 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 408% Great: 393%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 212GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 485 485 472 483 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 332 Mixed 378 SusWrite 480 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 51.8 191% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 173 178% 290 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 155 154 156 156 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 158 Write 131 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 156 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.9 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 29.1 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 119%

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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 $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 $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