MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% 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 Drive	234% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 12:01
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 276 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 800 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 192 Parallax 200 162% 197 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 171 Splatting 140 138% 173 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 589 256 253 252 251 245 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,244 Write 1,364 Mixed 1,031 SusWrite 308 273% 1,237 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 78.7 266% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 1,009 747% 983 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 504GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 443 446 457 456 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 460 Mixed 396 SusWrite 444 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58 194% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 118 143% 247 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 33GB free Firmware: P0921B SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 450 Write 70.5 Mixed 106 SusWrite 70.1 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 7.3 72% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 80.7 DQ Write 70.5 DQ Mixed 46.3 43% 65.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 69%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 88GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 135 118 115 109 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 454 Write 241 Mixed 269 SusWrite 148 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 18.9 76% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 89.7 DQ Mixed 40.7 47% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 629GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 130 131 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 130 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 181 179 181 185 178 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 109 Write 75.9 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 179 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 26.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,289x
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	877x
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 $92Bench 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: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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