MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive260% 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)
Memory21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '19 at 15:59
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 (98th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 266
87% 159 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 522
70% 520 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.4%
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: 430.64
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 185
Reflection 192
Parallax 175
151% 184 fps
Gravity 183
Splatting 113
126% 148 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 308 315 318 317 306 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2,461
Write 1,471
Mixed 1,272
SusWrite 366
308% 1,392 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 86.7
293% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 1,169
DQ Mixed 1,011
780% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 260%
Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
87GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 64 61 58 59 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 481
Write 370
Mixed 354
SusWrite 85.9
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 45.3
169% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 107
128% 223 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44
670GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 106 108 108 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 108
Write 108
Mixed 106
SusWrite 106
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB
2496, 2496, 2496 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.6
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 22.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $753
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HDDRAMUSB
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