MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive113% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 17:53
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 541
72% 539 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD128HCFV-000H1 128GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM01H0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 440 436 424 449 430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 339
Mixed 271
SusWrite 430
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 44.5
177% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 146
150% 249 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST2000NM0033 59Y5483 59Y5551IBMV 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: BB5A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 161 166 157 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 165
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 162
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
221% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 103%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
227GB free
Firmware: 1AA01117
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 86 83 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 80
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 85.1
57% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 28.8
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 30.4
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,566 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $737
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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