MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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.
Graphics76.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161117
Uptime5 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '20 at 00:07
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 234
88% 153 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 713
76% 608 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.8% Very good
Lighting 94.4
Reflection 106
Parallax 98.6
77% 99.8 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 89.8
Splatting 96
76% 92.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST1000DM003-1CH162 120GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 339 299 389 405 405 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 486
Write 399
Mixed 255
SusWrite 341
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 18.8
139% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 112
121% 198 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
91GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 105 106 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 133
Write 118
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 106
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 112%
Innostor Innostor 16GB
13GB free, PID 0917
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
25% Poor
Read 110
Write 22.8
Mixed 15.3
SusWrite 21.7
42% 42.5 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
58% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 25%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 25.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 27.2
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89.6%
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 5,543 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: 68% - Good Total price: $948
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