MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	85.3% 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 (14%). 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	16.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '21 at 22:48
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 289 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 734 75% 608 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 214 Parallax 213 190% 220 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 159 Splatting 140 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 103 220 179 280 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 455 Write 275 Mixed 297 SusWrite 179 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 39.9 146% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 255 191% 252 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 95%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 94GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 97 97 96 96 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 165 Write 118 Mixed 130 SusWrite 94.6 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 35 145% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 113 89% 123 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 61%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 63GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 201 203 204 203 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 505 Write 202 Mixed 194 SusWrite 202 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 15 115% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 79.9 96% 168 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 78%
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 450GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1695 1712 1604 133 201 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,420 Write 1,770 Mixed 1,274 SusWrite 912 303% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 76.5 249% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 803 DQ Mixed 928 656% 827 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 305%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 217 219 219 220 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 123 Mixed 78 SusWrite 215 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 29.6 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 26.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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 17: 2R 1G 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
17%	24%	29	108	7	100	34"	2752 1152	GBT3400 G34WQC

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,289x
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	877x
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 $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 $40Bench 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: $959

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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