MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	277% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '22 at 00:15
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 71.8 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 176 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 456 48% 382 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 788GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1388 1562 1722 1715 1753 1749 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,608 Write 2,028 Mixed 1,750 SusWrite 1,648 398% 1,759 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 74.3 246% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 942 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 822 610% 812 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 365%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 516GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 411 445 442 452 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 438 Mixed 276 SusWrite 428 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 39.1 151% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 154 169% 283 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 190GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 453 438 446 455 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 462 Mixed 371 SusWrite 447 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 39.6 137% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 459GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 446 433 440 450 454 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 446 Mixed 393 SusWrite 446 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 50.8 171% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 284 235% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 896GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 122 122 122 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 110 SusWrite 121 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 16.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 88%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,281x
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	875x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
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: 68% - Good

Total price: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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