MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 09 '22 at 01:55
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 267 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 784 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 262 Parallax 178 133% 201 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 167 Splatting 121 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 359 1.3 1.1 7.8 4.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 499 Write 436 Mixed 424 SusWrite 69.1 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 1 57% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 1.2 28% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 102%
Adata SX8100NP 1TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 459GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1361 1363 1439 1451 1447 1446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,624 Write 1,438 Mixed 1,376 SusWrite 1,418 381% 1,714 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 80.7 272% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 1,280 889% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 336%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 466GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 166 167 168 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 162 Mixed 100 SusWrite 166 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3200 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 29.7 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 112%

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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	3,290x
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	878x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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