MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '19 at 18:39
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 503
66% 499 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 117
Parallax 100
90% 109 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 97.5
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 122 126 125 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 128
Write 199
Mixed 164
SusWrite 126
35% 154 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 33.3
152% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 156
126% 176 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 185 187 188 186 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 152
Mixed 83
SusWrite 187
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB
11GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.9 3.8 4 4 3.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
6.7% Terrible
Read 33.8
Write 3.5
Mixed 5
SusWrite 3.8
10% 11.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.7%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 33.8
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 29.8
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 103%

 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 5,536 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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