MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics141% 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 Drive111% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 05:52
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 160
2-Core 318
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 612
8-Core 886
94% 749 Pts
64-Core 892
55% 892 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 106%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 217
Parallax 194
164% 204 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 196
Splatting 134
126% 157 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 141%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
344GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 501
Write 343
Mixed 276
82% 373 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 11
124% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 40.8
DQ Write 96.7
DQ Mixed 13.7
26% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 416
Mixed 419
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 29.3
174% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 28.7
102% 224 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
652GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 163
Write 147
Mixed 139
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.96
4K Write 2.71
4K Mixed 0.35
129% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 28.2
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 34.2
99% 34.8 GB/s
Latency 47.4
84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,576 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $745
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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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