MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 05 '19 at 20:08
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 270
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 792
82% 660 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 190
Parallax 199
147% 190 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 182
Splatting 122
115% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 214 178 66 313 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 897
Write 567
Mixed 596
SusWrite 167
124% 557 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 29.9
169% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 21.4
DQ Mixed 59.1
65% 116 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 102%
Great: 157%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234
2TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2426 2454 2437 1505 1166 1154 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
357% Outstanding
Read 2,450
Write 2,353
Mixed 1,601
SusWrite 1,857
464% 2,065 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 79.2
272% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,437
DQ Write 1,340
DQ Mixed 1,358
1,028% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 357%
Great: 371%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
758GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 77 75 77 78 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
34.1% Below average
Read 43.5
Write 93
Mixed 50
SusWrite 75.1
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
103% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 32
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 43.9
SC Mixed 31.7
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%

 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 5,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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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: $948
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