MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.8% 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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 21:23
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 (49^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 236 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 680 65% 537 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.6% Very good	Lighting 92.9 Reflection 109 Parallax 109 76% 103 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 93.8 Splatting 96.3 78% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0519A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 415 332 19 7.6 7.6 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 493 Write 394 Mixed 399 SusWrite 198 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 30.9 139% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 46.1 82% 154 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 304GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 137 138 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 137 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 648GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 155 158 157 158 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 156 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 266GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 75 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 98.4 Write 76.7 Mixed 59 SusWrite 75.4 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 67%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 114GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 54 52 63 63 58 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 104 Write 132 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 58.5 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400C16K4 2x8GB 3,467 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	71.9% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 20.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 21.5 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 88%

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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%

Battleship

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