MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.8% 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, 24 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1477 x 831 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '22 at 02:28
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 258 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 655 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.3% Good	Lighting 87.1 Reflection 101 Parallax 91.6 71% 93.2 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 86.9 Splatting 0.2 42% 59.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 577GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0519A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 153 7.7 8.3 24 382 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 503 Write 415 Mixed 418 SusWrite 153 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 31.8 151% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 49.2 83% 155 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 212GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 100 98 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 101 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 647GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 134 136 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 140 Write 147 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 135 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 114%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 172GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 81.9 Write 131 Mixed 109 SusWrite 56.9 71% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 222% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 64%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 255GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 94 90 90 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 62 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 90 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 67%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 22GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	7.99% Terrible	Read 26.7 Write 12.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 12.4 16% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.99% Great: 11%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 22.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 24.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 88%

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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 $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 $550	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