MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.1% 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 Drive265% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A63
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 10:24
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 276
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 792
77% 632 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 114
Parallax 99.4
90% 108 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 100
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2,833
Write 1,157
Mixed 1,376
391% 1,789 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 43.4
212% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 542
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 163
187% 328 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 265%
Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
12GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 350
Mixed 347
88% 399 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 23.8
136% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 67.4
106% 205 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 161
Mixed 164
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.22
72% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
963GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 180
Mixed 159
124% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.21
85% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 27.3
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%

 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 5,536 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: $960
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HDDRAMUSB
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