MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.9% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '20 at 20:30
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	15%

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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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 154 2-Core 286 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 788 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gainward(10B0 1B81) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 99.2 Reflection 102 Parallax 90.7 81% 97.5 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 97.4 Splatting 100 80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 273 286 286 295 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 290 Mixed 214 SusWrite 282 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 37.7 156% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 118 118% 195 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 91%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 352GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 461 465 468 471 472 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 363 Write 337 Mixed 257 SusWrite 462 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 28.9 128% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 192 164% 239 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 104%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 255GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 94 Write 93 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 63.8 49% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 75%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 63 63 65 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 53.8 Write 52.3 Mixed 29 SusWrite 64.8 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.2 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 25.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 110%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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