MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '24 at 16:56
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 259 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 745 76% 616 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 153 Parallax 155 131% 156 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 132 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 495 Write 473 Mixed 332 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 42.5 152% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 222 204% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 71GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,542 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,871 500% 2,246 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 84.3 274% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,142 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 1,018 775% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB 1,399 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 118GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 497 Write 476 Mixed 400 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 55.3 185% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 127%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 407GB free Firmware: AX001U Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 77.3 Write 76 Mixed 30.9 45% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 266GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 62.9 Write 62.8 Mixed 50.7 44% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 54%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 181GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 74.1 Write 71.1 Mixed 53.8 50% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 49%
TDKMedia Trans-It Drive 8GB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 0629 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 20.9 Write 14 Mixed 11.9 18% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,310 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 78GB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 72.5 Write 76 Mixed 31.9 74% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 765 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 29 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 46.6 86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 0P 1R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	7%	46	216	59	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B7F 27GL850

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,315x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	910x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	332x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	883x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	749x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	591x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	525x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	216x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	133x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $745

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16