MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	257% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	26.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '20 at 09:44
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 535 69% 523 Pts	64-Core 538 33% 538 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 63.3 55% 67.1 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 276 271 269 270 267 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2351 Write 1453 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 325 298% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 83.7 299% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 1,324 DQ Mixed 1,012 804% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 280%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 144GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 198 198 215 216 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 447 Mixed 342 SusWrite 219 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 46.7 174% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 187 179% 281 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 37GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 275 102 121 96 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 417 Write 379 Mixed 105 SusWrite 172 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 17.2 91% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 29.9 85% 179 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 178GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 485 376 318 318 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 455 Mixed 449 SusWrite 383 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 57.1 200% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
Apple iPod 2GB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 1GB free, PID 1303 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 8 8.3 8 8 7.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	4.55% Terrible	Read 13 Write 8.2 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 7.9 11% 8.6 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.55% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 27.8 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 104%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,278x
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	742x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	587x

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 $76Bench 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 $273	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 $186	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