MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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	97.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 05:34
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 266 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 784 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 204 Parallax 203 184% 211 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 156 Splatting 128 139% 177 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA480CV10001 480GB 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: STWSH012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 446 445 443 455 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 334 Write 362 Mixed 338 SusWrite 442 84% 369 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 38.6 148% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 174 159% 238 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 195 195 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 152 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 195 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-20-20 D4-3600 2x8GB 2,904 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 29.6 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 32.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

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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%	0	7	4	144	23.8"	1920 1017	DELA16C DELL S2421HGF

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,290x
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 $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 $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