MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics122% 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 Drive87.4% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 153
2-Core 260
96% 170 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 774
80% 645 Pts
64-Core 791
49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2787 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 186
Parallax 186
136% 180 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 168
Splatting 124
111% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
344GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 107 49 75 38 145 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 512
Write 448
Mixed 434
SusWrite 85.6
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 34.7
165% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 50.9
102% 203 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 102%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 107 118 122 117 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 114
Write 93.2
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 118
71% 96.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 34.6
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 46.1
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%

 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 5,563 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
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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