MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.3% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 960 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '17 at 12:57
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 574 77% 576 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3208) CLim: 1633 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 39 Parallax 35.5 34% 38.8 fps	MRender 42.6 Gravity 37 Splatting 37 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XTi 240GB-$149 846 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC02.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4430 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 114 (A2) Unknown 100 100 401 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1638514 (AE) Unknown 100 100 21 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C2) HDA temperature 97 97 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5440 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4446	92.3% Outstanding	Read 526 Write 348 Mixed 432 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 14 126% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 59.8 117% 235 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 760GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 3226 (03) Spinup time 122 110 6883 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7035 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 39873 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2093 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 266 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 37 37 489304 (C2) HDA temperature 117 102 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	36.2% Below average	Read 72.2 Write 53.8 Mixed 48.2 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.21 68% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 776 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 98%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,295x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	879x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	245x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	215x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	132x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16