MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	265% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 16:08
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 549 72% 543 Pts	64-Core 552 34% 552 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 199 Parallax 191 154% 193 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 198 Splatting 134 128% 159 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 335 335 335 333 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,446 Write 1,473 Mixed 1,299 SusWrite 378 309% 1,399 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 86.3 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,408 DQ Mixed 1010 815% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 41GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 72 58 58 57 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 503 Write 356 Mixed 326 SusWrite 85.7 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 38.4 160% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 181 146% 211 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 40GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 60 63 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 93.7 Write 89.8 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 62.2 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2347, 2347 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 27.6 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 84%

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

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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	3,295x
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	879x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	245x
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 $45Bench 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: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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