MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive110% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateSep 04 '19 at 17:55
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 125
2-Core 224
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 623
64% 514 Pts
64-Core 701
43% 701 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 144
Parallax 122
110% 134 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 108
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 119 122 118 119 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 473
Mixed 390
SusWrite 148
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 60.6
210% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 349
265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
150GB free
Firmware: SBFA12.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 97 100 102 102 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 482
Write 450
Mixed 373
SusWrite 138
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 38.8
155% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 209
190% 289 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 90%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 4100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.3 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
4.32% Terrible
Read 16
Write 10
Mixed 12
SusWrite 2.8
13% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.32%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.6
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 21.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 101%

 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 5,578 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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