MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive60% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '21 at 13:50
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 131
2-Core 230
88% 152 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 662
62% 514 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 212
Parallax 142
112% 163 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 166
Splatting 120
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 109%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 117 94 111 83 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
60% Good
Read 442
Write 154
Mixed 183
SusWrite 108
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 23.4
92% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 53.3
DQ Mixed 96.3
90% 148 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60%
Great: 76%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
133GB free
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 463 445 461 472 473 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 389
Write 469
Mixed 367
SusWrite 462
96% 422 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 41.9
146% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 341
255% 340 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.9
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 26
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 104%

 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: $968
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