MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	157% 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	32GB 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 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, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 08:19
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 570 76% 569 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 89%

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: 441.87 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 147 Parallax 125 110% 136 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 268 262 263 264 263 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,104 Write 421 Mixed 577 SusWrite 257 130% 590 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 48.8 209% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 704 DQ Write 821 DQ Mixed 429 416% 651 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 223%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 439GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2324 802 802 800 797 797 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,648 Write 2,457 Mixed 1,922 SusWrite 1,054 452% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 99.5 333% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,790 DQ Write 1,612 DQ Mixed 1,687 1,269% 1,696 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 355%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 760GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 120 122 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 113 Write 114 Mixed 58 SusWrite 118 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 33.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

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Workstation 76%

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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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Value: 68% - Good

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