MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.3% 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 Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 09 '21 at 02:51
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 241
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 695
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.3% Very good
Lighting 94.1
Reflection 109
Parallax 109
77% 104 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 94.3
Splatting 96.4
78% 95.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
3 1TB SSD 1TB
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0519A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 420 163 16 13 17 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 249
Write 393
Mixed 372
SusWrite 177
68% 298 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 30.4
149% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 46.7
82% 154 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
307GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 111 112 111 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 166
Write 140
Mixed 105
SusWrite 111
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37
646GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 156 156 158 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 145
Write 153
Mixed 77.6
SusWrite 157
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
266GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 104 103 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 104
Write 59.6
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 103
60% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 67%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB
110GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
38% Below average
Read 72.6
Write 106
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 58.6
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.7
195% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 38%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.9% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 22.4
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 88%

 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 9 7 60 23" 1280 720 GSM592A D2343
Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,601 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $753
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