MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive259% 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)
Memory21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '19 at 17:38
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU4%

 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 (99th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 528
69% 519 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 189
Parallax 175
147% 181 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 181
Splatting 121
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 303 306 284 310 308 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2,368
Write 1,462
Mixed 1332
SusWrite 350
305% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 84.4
292% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 953
DQ Write 1,404
DQ Mixed 1,013
813% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 259%
Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
87GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 67 57 58 58 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 372
Mixed 354
SusWrite 84.6
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 45.8
171% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 110
130% 226 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33
521GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 102 101 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 103
Write 99.7
Mixed 76
SusWrite 101
70% 95 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB
2442, 2442, 2442 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 24.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 24.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78.1%
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 5,580 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: $745
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $280Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165Nvidia RTX 4070 $490Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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