MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	269% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '18 at 08:28
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 286 101% 180 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 829 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 191 Parallax 166 145% 179 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 173 Splatting 118 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A63) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.01% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 8.41 7% 9.53 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.6 10% 12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.01% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,778 Write 1,317 Mixed 1,277 392% 1,791 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 44.2 224% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 57.3 DQ Write 436 DQ Mixed 224 180% 239 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 254%
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 69GB free Firmware: LSBG200 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 318 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1078 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 118 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 38 49 90197524518 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 118 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 599088 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 94 94 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 599088 (F2) Unknown 100 100 413238 (F9) Unknown 100 100 5174 (FC) Unknown 100 100 15	103% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 469 Mixed 482 109% 487 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 42.1 164% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 24.5 36% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 437GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 176 5883 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4232 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 7 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4530 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2245 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 295 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 174 174 80711 (C2) HDA temperature 120 104 30 (C4) Reallocation count 198 198 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41.6% Average	Read 75.8 Write 68.8 Mixed 75.6 55% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.16 75% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 27 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 29.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 110%

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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	3,307x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	905x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	881x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	747x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	590x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	522x
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 $300	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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16