MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	92.6% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 22:19
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-7700K-$378 345,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	1-Core 130 2-Core 233 87% 182 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 517 60% 458 Pts	64-Core 554 37% 554 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$445 561,146 User benchmarks, average bench 105% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 425 Reflection 369 Parallax 396 112% 397 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 411 Splatting 249 109% 299 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$58 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 154 99 52 61 52 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 611 Write 316 Mixed 398 SusWrite 98.2 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 45 168% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 174 150% 214 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$110 118,254 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 303GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 450 467 471 475 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 474 Mixed 444 SusWrite 460 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 53.2 187% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 135%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$87 375,272 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 43GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 346 223 186 169 139 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 460 Mixed 418 SusWrite 250 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.7 194% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 135%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$38 1,334,750 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 148GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 118 117 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 158 Write 132 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 117 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$65 90,744 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 19.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 110%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 14,942 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 96%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $378Bench 87%, 345,135 samples	9,490x
Core i5-7600KIntel $251Bench 82%, 124,193 samples	2,835x
Core i7-6700KIntel $298Bench 80%, 381,041 samples	736x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $445Bench 105%, 561,146 samples	3,139x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 671,944 samples	2,721x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 134%, 422,679 samples	2,224x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 518,075 samples	1,641x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $87Bench 112%, 375,272 samples	1,280x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 198%, 162,769 samples	1,265x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 269,498 samples	1,819x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 87%, 148,947 samples	815x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $154Bench 83%, 27,756 samples	449x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $260	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $58
Intel Core i7-9700K $369	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24