MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	221% 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, 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 19:08
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 112 2-Core 283 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 784 81% 651 Pts	64-Core 833 52% 833 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 153 Parallax 144 116% 146 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 143 Splatting 114 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 266 229 223 218 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 2077 Write 1,389 Mixed 576 SusWrite 294 239% 1,084 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 59.5 231% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 1,070 DQ Mixed 699 638% 975 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 70GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 354 292 287 277 223 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 502 Mixed 496 SusWrite 312 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.1 154% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 479 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 318 265% 386 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 182%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 61GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 84 83 86 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 78.5 Write 66 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 83.5 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 340GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 132 133 133 134 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 48.9 Write 65.9 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 131 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 90%
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 115 116 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	65% Good	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 114 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 72%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 121GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 77 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 77.8 Write 75.2 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 75.8 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 76%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 34GB free, PID 1140 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 95 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 128 Write 122 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 98 133% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 26.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 30.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
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 $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: $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