MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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 Drive	188% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '24 at 09:16
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 690 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F07) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 119 Parallax 138 111% 131 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 623GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1127 385 369 368 372 372 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,661 Mixed 1301 SusWrite 498 279% 1,244 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 59.8 201% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 575 DQ Mixed 852 613% 799 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 276%
SH00R480GB 480GB 1,405 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 447GB free Firmware: 02000007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 128 95 95 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 464 Write 385 Mixed 337 SusWrite 128 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 33.2 129% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 194 175% 263 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 93%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 783GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 193 51 46 406 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 503 Write 410 Mixed 403 SusWrite 168 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 24.1 121% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 37.2 88% 177 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB 4,694 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 112%

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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	48	12	75	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3202 Q32E2WG5B

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) Builds (Compare 5,567 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,309x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	906x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	882x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	748x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	590x

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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	523x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16