MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	110% 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 (17%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 495 60% 463 Pts	64-Core 475 29% 475 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD128HCFV-000H1 128GB 3,024 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM01H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 439 431 445 440 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 399 Mixed 284 SusWrite 426 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 42.7 166% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 148 154% 254 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
Seagate ST2000NM0033 59Y5483 59Y5551IBMV 2TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: BB5A SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 162 163 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 160 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 163 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 103%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 227GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 86 86 85 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 44.8 Mixed 58 SusWrite 86.6 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.7% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 19.9 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 19.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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