MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	303% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 02:32
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 269 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 751 73% 601 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8549) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1546 1473 1402 1385 1348 1308 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,215 Write 1,842 Mixed 832 SusWrite 1,410 352% 1,575 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 66.8 235% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1173 DQ Mixed 1050 840% 1,179 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 169GB free Firmware: DXM03B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 368 324 486 486 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 290 Mixed 293 SusWrite 416 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.6 168% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 145 158% 267 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 446GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 483 485 485 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 485 Mixed 388 SusWrite 484 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53.1 192% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 236GB free Firmware: DXM03B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 403 411 256 244 243 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 483 Mixed 300 SusWrite 338 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 45.2 176% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 150 166% 281 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 119%

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

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
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: $968

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 $184	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) $35	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