MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 12 '20 at 22:18
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 83
1-Core 134
2-Core 253
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 578
64% 506 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 162
Parallax 172
137% 167 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 146
Splatting 104
115% 147 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 124%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 61 63 55 62 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 476
Write 401
Mixed 341
SusWrite 84.6
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 40.6
128% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 67.1
DQ Mixed 114
112% 186 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
121GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 104 109 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 142
Write 136
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 107
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67.1% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 22.1
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 20.8
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 85%

 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 5,535 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: $960
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