MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive255% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateApr 03 '20 at 13:15
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 84.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 524
70% 524 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2792 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 202
Parallax 201
155% 198 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 189
Splatting 132
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 278 280 282 280 280 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,465
Write 1,447
Mixed 1,256
SusWrite 332
304% 1,375 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 81
281% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 965
DQ Write 1,256
DQ Mixed 993
782% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 255%
Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
16GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 502
Write 355
Mixed 334
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 39.9
163% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 110
114% 190 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44
101GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 66 67 67 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 114
Write 110
Mixed 111
SusWrite 66.2
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB
2496, 2496, 2496 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 20.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 21.8
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 80%

 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 5,594 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $753
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HDDRAMUSB
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