MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 12:53
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 827 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,633 Write 2,458 Mixed 1,865 516% 2,319 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 96.5 324% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,410 DQ Write 1,206 DQ Mixed 1,274 964% 1,296 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 10GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 359 Mixed 381 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 56.9 210% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 177 183% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 175GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 110 114 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 123 Write 124 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 113 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 84%
Hitachi HTS725032A9A360 320GB 640 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 43GB free Firmware: PC3OC71E SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 62 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 8.3 Write 81.5 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 62.1 30% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 58%
General UDisk 8GB 7,759 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.8 4 4.1 3.1 4.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	3.67% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 3 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.7 5% 4.72 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.67% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 4R 7G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	28%	53	332	265	144	0"	1920 1080

History: Score 9: 0R 3G 0B | Score 45: 4R 7G 4B

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,290x
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	878x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $273	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 $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