MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161117
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 14:07
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 67%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 404
46% 357 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28% Poor
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 114
Parallax 100
0% 71.7 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 28%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 182 174 169 172 157 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 398
Write 309
Mixed 237
SusWrite 174
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 27.6
101% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 229
188% 269 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 98%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
896GB free
Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1668 1695 1710 1705 1626 1733 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 923
Write 1,759
Mixed 891
SusWrite 1,690
300% 1,316 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 62.5
205% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 991
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 830
625% 843 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 242%
Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
65% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 20.3
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 18.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65%
Great: 109%

 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 5,542 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: $959
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