MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	280% 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.

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, 22 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '22 at 15:32
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 285 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 803 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 138F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 125 Parallax 130 112% 131 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 110 Splatting 94.4 92% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 485GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303321 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1409 1222 1011 1010 1038 1012 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,766 Write 2,507 Mixed 1,851 SusWrite 1,117 409% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 79.9 264% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,610 DQ Write 1,029 DQ Mixed 517 602% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 286%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 278GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 488 486 487 440 350 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 487 Mixed 459 SusWrite 453 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 69.1 232% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 344 264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 129%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 175GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 427 423 427 429 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 387 SusWrite 431 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 55.3 195% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 60.4 125% 256 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 111%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 33GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2036 Write 1,505 Mixed 611 304% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 61.2 223% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,173 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 73.3 346% 780 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 185 188 190 188 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 167 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 188 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.4 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 94%

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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	3,308x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	906x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	748x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	590x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	523x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16