MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	0.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	307% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 18:04
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 249 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 704 67% 555 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 852D) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.96% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 0.4 Parallax 0.3 1% 0.6 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.5 1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.96% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1831 1854 1764 1829 1800 1881 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 1,584 Write 1,598 Mixed 1,054 SusWrite 1,827 342% 1,516 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 71.2 255% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1,091 DQ Mixed 1,138 871% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 488%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 105GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 425 385 360 328 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 434 Mixed 368 SusWrite 370 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.2 220% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 334GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 109 105 108 108 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 108 Write 70.2 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 107 66% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 570GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 108 101 104 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 140 Write 109 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 103 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 114%
Philips DPM4-Harddisk 4GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.6 3.1 2.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	3.65% Terrible	Read 7.2 Write 2 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 2.4 4% 3.85 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 51% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.65% Great: 7%
MIMOBOT 16GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 12GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 8 9.1 9.2 8.7 9.3 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	6.06% Terrible	Read 19.9 Write 2.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 8.4 11% 9.82 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.06% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 110%

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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%	11	5	3	60	23.5"	1920 1080	AOC2476 2476WM

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,578 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,315x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	910x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	332x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	749x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	525x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	216x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $745

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16