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 above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive88.1% 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.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '20 at 02:27
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 291
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 521
71% 530 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD128HCFV-000H1 128GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM01H0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 370 377 420 425 420 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 458
Write 339
Mixed 248
SusWrite 384
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 28.4
114% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 141
138% 223 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
198GB free
Firmware: 1AA01117
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 95 94 94 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 88.8
Write 93.9
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 92.5
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 62%
Seagate ST2000NM0033 59Y5483 59Y5551IBMV 2TB
779GB free
Firmware: BB5A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 135 138 137 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 118
Write 131
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 136
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 28.3
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 30.8
74% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 91.1%
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
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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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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