MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 (97th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 280
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 770
76% 623 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.4% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 132
Parallax 112
98% 121 fps
MRender 91.5
Gravity 118
Splatting 102
85% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 8,968
Write 8,322
Mixed 8,170
1,894% 8,487 MB/s
4K Read 658
4K Write 271
4K Mixed 370
1,614% 433 MB/s
DQ Read 1,599
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 1048
852% 1,223 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 132%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120
1TB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 471 470 464 470 454 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 464
Mixed 409
SusWrite 467
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 56.1
190% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 285
236% 338 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 124%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 26.4
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 28.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 102%

 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 5,543 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: 68% - Good Total price: $948
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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