MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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 Drive	214% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 00:15
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 783 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3660) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2870 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 203 Parallax 184 158% 193 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 196 Splatting 129 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 995 439 309 311 312 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,711 Write 1,145 Mixed 474 SusWrite 446 208% 944 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 57 226% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 702 645% 986 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 6TB 2,132 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 244 270 269 269 269 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 334 Write 311 Mixed 46 SusWrite 265 172% 239 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 290% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 293%
WD My Book 25ED 6TB 496 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 127 134 137 133 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 144 Mixed 105 SusWrite 134 180% 134 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.7 385% 9.23 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8.9 DQ Mixed 0.7 328% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 33.3 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 33.5 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

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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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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