MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 222% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 194% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	232% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 06:59
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 293 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 864 86% 698 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Lighting 352 Reflection 303 Parallax 370 287% 342 fps	MRender 383 Gravity 270 Splatting 192 220% 281 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,433 Write 9150 Mixed 9,695 2,178% 9,759 MB/s	4K Read 802 4K Write 544 4K Mixed 89.8 1,618% 479 MB/s	DQ Read 1,546 DQ Write 1,475 DQ Mixed 1,530 1,143% 1,517 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 90GB 648 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 27GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 66 67 66 69 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 110 Write 90.6 Mixed 104 SusWrite 66 21% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 26.2 125% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 86.4 DQ Mixed 87.1 71% 101 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 49%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 266GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1506 105 140 94 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,481 Write 1,603 Mixed 1,101 SusWrite 343 253% 1,132 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 85 304% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 270 345% 605 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 255%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 138 139 139 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 122 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 138 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 412GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 85 85 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 81.1 Write 79.1 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 84.1 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 32.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	3%	29	110	6	30	72.3"	1536 864	GSM0001 LG TV

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
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 $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: $960

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