MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% 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	117% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '21 at 03:55
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$235 712,312 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 (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 750 78% 626 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 218 Parallax 210 194% 222 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 161 Splatting 131 144% 183 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 258 241 239 227 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 478 Mixed 453 SusWrite 257 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.3 207% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP1000CV30001 1TB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 434GB free Firmware: SU5SH017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1532 1480 85 86 86 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,126 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,200 SusWrite 556 246% 1,088 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 75.2 277% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 1,186 DQ Mixed 844 669% 912 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 270%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 785GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 172 171 174 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 180 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 173 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 197% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 32GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 26.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,332x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	912x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	334x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	886x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	751x
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	247x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	162x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	530x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	217x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	134x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16