MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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 Drive	313% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 23:57
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 901 95% 760 Pts	64-Core 898 56% 898 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 148 Parallax 125 115% 138 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 141 Splatting 110 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 825 855 865 563 782 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,435 Write 1,830 Mixed 1,378 SusWrite 777 357% 1,605 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 99.3 344% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,436 DQ Write 1,353 DQ Mixed 522 631% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 372%
PNY CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514 344 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 446GB free Firmware: CS121101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 379 424 418 415 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 401 Mixed 297 SusWrite 390 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 43.6 164% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 199 173% 255 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 185 184 184 187 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 142 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 183 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 398GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 85 87 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 87.2 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 87 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 589GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 188 192 191 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 134 Mixed 82 SusWrite 191 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 207% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 136 138 137 139 136 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 120 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 136 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2603 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 26.6 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 26.8 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 96%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,290x
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	878x
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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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