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 below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '17 at 02:49
Run Duration	443 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 82.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 262 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 771 74% 610 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 757GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2269 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 196 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 28 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 60 171799478298 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5465189377 (F7) Unknown 100 100 171145562 (F8) Unknown 100 100 32586147 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4412 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	68.5% Good	Read 468 Write 301 Mixed 316 80% 362 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 15.3 101% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 71.6 DQ Mixed 14.2 21% 37.4 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 105%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 3067 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 400 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3015123534671 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 13 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7 (AE) Unknown 100 100 106 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 41 253403070506 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1211187527962 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1723 (EA) Unknown 100 100 7944 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4238 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3836 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	53.5% Above average	Read 493 Write 226 Mixed 417 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 7.56 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 3.89 62% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 3.22 21% 45.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 876GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 103638144 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 485 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 4298628875 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2280 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 219 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 71 64 488374301 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11754 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 51539607581 (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 13851269531158 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3011779294 (F2) Unknown 100 253 219094740892	91.9% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 150 Mixed 160 121% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.22 73% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 767GB free Firmware: CC26 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 96 Write 76.4 Mixed 57.1 57% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.01 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.01 2% 0.02 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 148GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 239145184 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1144 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 17219704020 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5300 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 981 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 55 55 45 (BE) vendor-specific 68 59 538902560 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 350 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 67 67 67710 (C2) HDA temperature 32 41 51539607584 (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 712964574303 (F1) Unknown 100 253 29216906500 (F2) Unknown 100 253 312814167182	91.7% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 142 Mixed 171 124% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.18 69% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 114%
Wilk GOODRAM 8GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	5.89% Terrible	Read 25.8 Write 3.96 Mixed 5.4 11% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.45 4K Write 0.002 4K Mixed 0.002 20% 1.82 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.89% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 4x8GB 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 116%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,282x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	903x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	875x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	588x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	244x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $968

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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