MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '19 at 22:46
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 275 98% 174 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 834 90% 715 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4075 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 424 395 370 355 339 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 444 Mixed 368 SusWrite 395 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 49.5 173% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 111GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 284 281 283 285 285 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 448 Mixed 383 SusWrite 303 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 46.2 170% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 176 177 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 187 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 176 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 28.4 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 32.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 45.6 88% 45.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $90Bench 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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $948

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