MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive123% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 21 '21 at 11:24
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 256
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 535
72% 539 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2277 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.6% Good
Lighting 76.5
Reflection 74.8
Parallax 70.1
62% 73.8 fps
MRender 79
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 68.5
60% 74.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 306 303 307 303 306 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 462
Mixed 391
SusWrite 316
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 61.3
221% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 123%
Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
825GB free
Firmware: 1305
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 177 178 177 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 176
Mixed 112
SusWrite 178
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 34.2
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 30.7
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%

 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 5,534 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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HDDRAMUSB
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