MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	172% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 00:20
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 660 73% 576 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 87 56 56 57 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 886 Mixed 834 SusWrite 120 176% 795 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 77 277% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 217 268% 455 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 209%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 283GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 458 452 454 461 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 483 Mixed 461 SusWrite 446 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.6 218% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 243GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 441 432 438 459 326 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 232 Write 104 Mixed 88 SusWrite 412 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 13.1 59% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 17.2 DQ Write 18.9 DQ Mixed 17.9 14% 18 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 102%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 125 124 124 125 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 108 Write 96.3 Mixed 62 SusWrite 124 71% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 29 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 120%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,285x
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	876x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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