MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '19 at 10:10
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 532 71% 532 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 53 52 52 53 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 430 Mixed 392 SusWrite 85.4 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.2 180% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 244 205% 295 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 91%
Crucial M550 mSATA 128GB-$378 349 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 40GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 351 350 348 344 346 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 348 Mixed 322 SusWrite 349 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 47.1 168% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 222 197% 295 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 171GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 73 74 72 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 115 Write 120 Mixed 80 SusWrite 72.2 72% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 369GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 89.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 85.8 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 30.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 31.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,281x
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	875x
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 $76Bench 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: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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