MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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	141% 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	93.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 08:07
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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-$250 712,312 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 95.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 275 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 773 82% 657 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 250 Parallax 169 159% 205 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 159 Splatting 142 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 371 262 148 144 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 462 Mixed 390 SusWrite 247 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41.4 153% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 305 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 95%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 111GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 95 98 97 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 157 Write 121 Mixed 133 SusWrite 97.2 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 35.2 142% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 111 88% 123 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 61%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 91GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 204 204 205 206 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 498 Write 202 Mixed 198 SusWrite 205 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 14.8 121% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 81.1 95% 162 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 78%
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 435GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1737 1743 1745 297 172 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,346 Write 1,795 Mixed 1,319 SusWrite 976 307% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 78.2 271% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 759 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 926 667% 852 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 305%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 212 219 219 219 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 157 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 216 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 24GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 30.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	11	9	100	34"	1280 720	GBT3400 G34WQC

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,281x
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 $76Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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