MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.7% 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	58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '19 at 13:59
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 65.6 1-Core 42 2-Core 120 45% 75.8 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 326 34% 271 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Lighting 34.1 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 29.4 28% 29.5 fps	MRender 32 Gravity 27.9 Splatting 30.4 25% 30.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 167 235 190 208 209 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 344 Write 315 Mixed 207 SusWrite 199 60% 266 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 15.5 69% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 278 204% 271 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 102%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 32GB free Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 290 300 249 45 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 372 Write 330 Mixed 297 SusWrite 199 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 27.5 96% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 156 139% 204 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 107%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 300GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 116 117 116 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 127 Write 112 Mixed 68 SusWrite 115 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 85%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$40 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 137 139 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 131 Write 135 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 136 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 791GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 109 107 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 115 Write 103 Mixed 64 SusWrite 106 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 523GB free Firmware: 0634 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 79 79 78 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 88.3 Write 64.4 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 77.6 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 66%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 177GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 59 59 65 64 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 60.3 Write 57.3 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 58.6 74% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 100%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 495 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 44.6 Write 24.4 Mixed 35.6 42% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 65% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 31%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 2TB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 92GB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 105 106 106 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 106 144% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 56%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 343GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 36.3 Write 39.3 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 39 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 22%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 8GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 17 17 17 18 18 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 55.3 Write 47.5 Mixed 36 SusWrite 17.6 50% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 20% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 23%
Generic Mass Storage 16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 8GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 9.1 9 9.5 9.3 9.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	4.77% Terrible	Read 16.7 Write 9.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 8.6 12% 9.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.77% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37.3% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 7.4 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 83%

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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 $95Bench 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