MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.4% 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 Drive	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 10:50
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 231 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 610 65% 516 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.4% Very good	Lighting 96 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 85.3 78% 89.4 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 85.3 Splatting 74.7 70% 87.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 138 162 131 152 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 220 Write 188 Mixed 208 SusWrite 146 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 18.9 4K Mixed 21.5 68% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 92 76% 112 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 65%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 70GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,225 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,166 357% 1,617 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 77.7 263% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 1,162 DQ Mixed 837 665% 911 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 88.2 Write 51.5 Mixed 46.5 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.2 198% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 546GB free Firmware: SC48 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 82.5 Write 103 Mixed 55.7 60% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.7 228% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 310GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 186 Write 180 Mixed 79.3 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 23.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 102%

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Gaming 89%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,289x
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	877x
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 $92Bench 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: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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