MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 198%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 171%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics223% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive280% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '22 at 23:26
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 135
2-Core 267
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 749
74% 602 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.65
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Lighting 331
Reflection 299
Parallax 341
270% 324 fps
MRender 373
Gravity 272
Splatting 195
219% 280 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 223%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 421 437 430 428 426 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,502
Write 2263
Mixed 1,347
SusWrite 455
365% 1,642 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 89.7
304% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,462
DQ Write 1150
DQ Mixed 1,271
960% 1,294 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 280%
Great: 340%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 140 150 147 146 147 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 138
Write 136
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 146
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 27.9
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 31.9
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,542 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $959
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