MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 30 '22 at 06:16
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 243 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 694 68% 558 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 168 Parallax 168 133% 166 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 145 Splatting 123 121% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 472 Write 450 Mixed 305 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 48.6 169% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 178 177% 284 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Re 1TB (2013)-$65 3,754 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 664GB free Firmware: 01.01V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.8 9.9 11 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	6.43% Terrible	Read 11.2 Write 18.1 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 11.2 10% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 6.43% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 19.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 105%

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

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Gaming 89%

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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	3,305x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
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	745x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	589x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	521x
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16