MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '20 at 18:20
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 255 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 481 58% 447 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 36BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.6% Average	Lighting 54.4 Reflection 65 Parallax 56 44% 58.4 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 55 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 3.4 14 13 25 5.2 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 447 Write 351 Mixed 296 SusWrite 41.9 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 18.8 75% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 44.1 DQ Mixed 42.2 40% 63.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 61%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 44GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 256 266 257 272 282 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.5% Average	Read 241 Write 116 Mixed 103 SusWrite 264 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 12.5 53% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 16.4 DQ Write 19.1 DQ Mixed 17.7 13% 17.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 102%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 954GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 152 156 158 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 165 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 156 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 651GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 30 28 30 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 80.7 Write 30.5 Mixed 20 SusWrite 29.5 29% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 104%

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

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,290x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	878x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16