MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	190% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '20 at 17:40
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 761 77% 625 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884); MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio 24G CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 287 Parallax 352 224% 305 fps	MRender 333 Gravity 252 Splatting 145 188% 243 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,009 Write 1,554 Mixed 753 317% 1,439 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 68.6 248% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,303 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1110 882% 1,226 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 156GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 258 262 262 263 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 251 Mixed 289 SusWrite 257 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 37.6 148% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 188 170% 259 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 91%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 149GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 423 451 465 259 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 445 Mixed 428 SusWrite 360 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 56.8 198% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 276 231% 336 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 139 140 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 165 Write 142 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 138 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$143 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.2 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 135%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,283x
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	875x
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 $40Bench 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: $960

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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