MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive220% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateSep 21 '19 at 13:58
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 302
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 789
81% 651 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 149
Parallax 129
118% 141 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 139
Splatting 109
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 321 321 320 316 319 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,847
Write 1,417
Mixed 630
SusWrite 373
236% 1,067 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 59.7
237% 89.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,095
DQ Write 1,228
DQ Mixed 833
718% 1052 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 220%
Great: 236%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
32GB free
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 152 74 74 74 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 476
Write 379
Mixed 334
SusWrite 114
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 36.5
159% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 194
172% 255 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
889GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 94 102 97 151 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 174
Write 103
Mixed 98.2
SusWrite 116
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 26.8
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 33.2
SC Mixed 27.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 105%

 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 5,535 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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