MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 00:00
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 289 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 802 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3707) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2043 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.2% Very good	Lighting 112 Reflection 113 Parallax 104 91% 110 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 106 Splatting 0.1 48% 66.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 88%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A63) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.69% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 9.7 Parallax 8.5 6% 8.53 fps	MRender 11.2 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 10.3 8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.69% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 142 108 86 59 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 467 Write 197 Mixed 126 SusWrite 101 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 33.6 137% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 240 187% 260 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 101%
Seagate STM3160318AS 160GB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 35GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 80 80 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 90.9 Write 85 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 78.9 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46 8,198 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 25GB free Firmware: ABEA SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 54 55 55 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 53.4 Mixed 38 SusWrite 54.6 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 39%
Maxtor 6L160M0 164GB 1,484 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 36GB free Firmware: 1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 51 51 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 56 Write 61.1 Mixed 38.6 SusWrite 51.4 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 153% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 37%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150 10,092 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 34GB free Firmware: A39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 43 45 44 45 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 59 Write 63.8 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 44.2 38% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 602GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 166 165 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 154 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 165 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB 4,728 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 21.2 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 87%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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