MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 212%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 184%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics225% 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.
Boot Drive353% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '20 at 20:51
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 295
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 819
83% 671 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Lighting 336
Reflection 310
Parallax 344
274% 330 fps
MRender 374
Gravity 274
Splatting 196
220% 281 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 225%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
474GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 1226 1467 1487 1503 1495 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,655
Write 2,468
Mixed 1952
SusWrite 1,360
473% 2,109 MB/s
4K Read 68.8
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 97.6
328% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,517
DQ Write 1,285
DQ Mixed 1,366
1,033% 1,389 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 353%
Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
928GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 474 468 470 473 472 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 476
Mixed 407
SusWrite 471
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.2
195% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 289
238% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 126%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
792GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 154 157 157 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 161
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 154
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 30
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 28.4
86% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $960
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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