MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.4% 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 Drive260% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 08:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 232
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 585
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
Zotac(19DA 2630) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.4% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 151
Parallax 107
101% 127 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 101
Splatting 86.8
87% 110 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
883GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1876 1857 1828 1936 1943 1941 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,113
Write 1,949
Mixed 1388
SusWrite 1,897
361% 1,587 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 65.3
215% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 945
DQ Write 517
DQ Mixed 825
588% 762 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 260%
Great: 299%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 16GB 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 25.5
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 23.7
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 84%

 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 5,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $948
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