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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 21 '20 at 03:28
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 272
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 756
79% 632 Pts
64-Core 767
48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 114
278% 114 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 153 116 61 52 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 600
Write 314
Mixed 400
SusWrite 103
78% 354 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 36.4
124% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 177
150% 214 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 107%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
387GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2039 757 618 619 619 617 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 2,187
Write 2,027
Mixed 1,433
SusWrite 878
365% 1,631 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 53.3
171% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 400
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 387
282% 368 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 210%
Great: 340%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$62
784GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 173 174 173 159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 170
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 170
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 97%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 27.5
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 39.4
SC Mixed 30.7
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 49.6
81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $745
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