MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.7% 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	241% 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	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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '17 at 04:46
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 814 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 122 Parallax 115 96% 119 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 108 Splatting 103 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,854 Write 1,210 Mixed 1,366 327% 1,477 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 56.6 240% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 518 DQ Write 381 DQ Mixed 53.2 147% 317 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 283%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 73GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 15805867 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 60120952214908 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 121 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 98 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 35 48 60132687907 (C2) HDA temperature 35 48 60132687907 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 15805867 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 15805867 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 15805867 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 743 (EA) Unknown 0 0 862 (F1) Unknown 0 0 862 (F2) Unknown 0 0 665 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2359315	73.4% Very good	Read 478 Write 175 Mixed 236 65% 296 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 16.6 126% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 43.6 67% 125 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 15GB free Firmware: EXM03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6696 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 118 (B1) Unknown 99 99 4 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 50 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 85 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1797666867	114% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 419 Mixed 403 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 39.6 178% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 135 145% 246 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 317GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 165 6158 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 114 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12708 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 99 (10) Unknown 2 198 38239259220 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 70 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 43 (C2) HDA temperature 111 97 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	81.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 141 Mixed 125 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.23 88% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 112%
Toshiba MQ01ABB200 2TB 1,626 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 180GB free Firmware: AY000U Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 3550 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 5311 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 28 28 29024 (0A) Spinup retry count 205 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 425 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 19 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 142 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 33 33 673390 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 249108758565 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 68 68 12907 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 267 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	37% Below average	Read 67.4 Write 61.5 Mixed 57.4 47% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.19 56% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 259D 3TB 283 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 116 Write 83.3 Mixed 69.8 108% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.27 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.1 47% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 42%
ADATA SV620 240GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 218GB free, PID a65a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 331 Write 316 Mixed 324 416% 324 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 12.4 1,798% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.4 DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 12.7 1,405% 20.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 259%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 28 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 30.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 102%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,305x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	745x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	589x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	521x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16