MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	116% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 13 months ago, 11 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 04:41
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	PAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 241 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 662 69% 552 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$60 3,894 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8TM14.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 274 294 325 297 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 546 Write 290 Mixed 788 SusWrite 348 111% 493 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 46.4 160% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 699 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 370 319% 480 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 153%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 109GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 178 175 178 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 126 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 177 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 137GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 159 156 160 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 111 Write 80.2 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 157 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 81GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 111 109 109 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 145 Write 143 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 109 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 22.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 22.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	30	0"	1280 720

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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	3,300x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	744x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	589x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	245x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	520x
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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16