MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83% 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

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, 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '22 at 16:48
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 206 83% 142 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 696 69% 565 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.3% Very good	Lighting 91.3 Reflection 160 Parallax 96.8 74% 116 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 93.5 77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 524GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0519A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 121 11 8.9 162 274 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 457 Write 386 Mixed 381 SusWrite 167 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 32 151% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 50.5 86% 159 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 109GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 167 165 168 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 110 Write 170 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 165 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 522GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 188 184 187 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 175 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 187 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 338GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 99 90 101 99 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 44.2 Write 97.4 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 96.2 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 64%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 250GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 91 88 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 82.6 Write 62.9 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 90.2 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400C16K4 2x8GB 3,467 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 22.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.4 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,610 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,337x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	915x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	334x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	886x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	754x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	592x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	247x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	162x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	532x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	217x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	134x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $762

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16