MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.6% 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 Drive38.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 01:04
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 79.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 220
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 420
49% 381 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 109
Parallax 90.2
84% 101 fps
MRender 89
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 96.7
77% 93.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 67 48 64 58 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 361
Write 38.5
Mixed 125
SusWrite 64.5
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 16.1
4K Mixed 11.9
49% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 25.1
46% 92.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
341GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 183 189 182 185 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 176
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 185
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FDR1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.7% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 18.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 81.3
49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 78%

 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 5,536 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: 68% - Good Total price: $960
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HDDRAMUSB
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