MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A64
Motherboard	MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '17 at 17:48
Run Duration	92 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 215 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 413 52% 394 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: C4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 110 45328204 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 95528662606387 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2335 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 417 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 32 48 55837720608 (C2) HDA temperature 32 48 55837720608 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 45328204 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 45328204 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 45328204 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 18825 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14046 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14046 (F2) Unknown 0 0 31221	66.3% Good	Read 482 Write 210 Mixed 284 71% 325 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 13.3 108% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.5 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 15.1 30% 57.1 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 94%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 489GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 100 9588912 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 285 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 61 60 1423995 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 376 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 101 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 458762 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 56 589299747 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1784 (C2) HDA temperature 35 44 73014444067 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 78859894522062 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1221732544 (F2) Unknown 100 253 96981433744	88.5% Excellent	Read 155 Write 152 Mixed 147 114% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.56 174% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 24.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 81%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) Builds (Compare 297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 52%

Yacht

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	95x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	50x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	37x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	36x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	9x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	16x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	12x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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